Erwin Otto Marx

Inventor

1893 – 1980

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Who was Erwin Otto Marx?

Erwin Otto Marx was a German electrical engineer who invented the Marx generator, a device for producing high voltage electrical pulses.

He worked as an engineering scientist in Braunschweig from 1918 to 1950 where he performed research and development for electrical power distribution via long distances.

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Born
Jan 15, 1893
Nationality
  • Germany
Died
Jan 11, 1980
Braunschweig

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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