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Figure 5: Essential elements of (A) transmitter, and (B) receiver.

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7 Deadliest Weapons in History

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Figure 5: Essential elements of (A) transmitter, and (B) receiver.

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Key People

Henry Joseph Round

British engineer and inventor

Berliner, Emil

Emil Berliner

American inventor