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2 unusual facts about Alexander M. Poniatoff


Alexander M. Poniatoff

The high-frequency bias technique, which made quality recording possible, was invented by Telefunken engineers and put into practical use by Poniatoff.

He founded, in 1944, the Ampex company, using his initials, A.M.P., plus "ex" for "excellence" to create the name.


Alexander M. Hardy

Born in Simcoe, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada, Hardy pursued a college course and studied law.

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress.

Alexander M. Thompson

Collaborating again with Courtneidge, he adapted the composer Leo Fall's operetta Der liebe Augustin as Princess Caprice (1912, Shaftesbury).


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