Kaj Himberg
Kaj Emanuel Himberg | |
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| Born | 1844 |
| Died | 1927 (aged 82–83) |
| Education | Imperial Alexander University in Finland (FK and MA) |
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Kaj Emanuel Himberg (1844 – 1927) was a Finland-Swedish inventor, scientist, and engineer who made contributions to telegraphy, specifically the teleprinter.
Life and career
Himberg was born in Finström, Åland, in 1844 under the Russian Empire.[1] Himberg attended the Imperial Alexander University in Finland (now University of Helsinki) in 1862, graduating in 1868 with a Candidate of Philosophy and Master of Arts.[1] In 1870 Himberg became a professor at the Helsinki Technical Real School (now Helsinki University of Technology),[1] where he would spend his time studying electromechanics and electrical engineering.[1] In 1873, Himberg moved to Mariehamn, which had begun to grow significantly.[1] In 1875, Himberg built his own six-unit code teleprinter, which was possibly one of the first to use a six-unit code, at least one year prior to Émile Baudot experimented with a six-bit code which he changed to a five-bit code.[1][2] Himberg's teleprinter used a nonuniform 6-unit character frame during serial transmission, but was found to be to clunky and difficult to use, so no more than one was ever made.[1]
In 1877, Himberg was hired by the The Great Northern Telegraph Company to help design the first telegraph cable on the Åland Islands, which would connect Mariehamn to Nystad.[1][3] In 1892, Himberg would install the first telephone in Mariehamn, charging an annual rate of 15 to 30 Finnish markka.[3][4] And in 1906, Himberg assisted the Russian military in building a telegraph station on Prästö island.[1][5]
Himberg passed away in 1927 at the age of 83, in Mariehamn, Åland.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Mattsson, Benita (2000). Alla tiders Åland: Från istid till EU-inträde (in Swedish). Ålands landskapsstyrelse. ISBN 951894671X.
- ↑ Fischer, Eric N. (2000-06-20). "The Evolution of Character Codes, 1874–1968". ark:/13960/t07x23w8s. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- 1 2 Eriksson, Sussanne (1993). Åland kort och gott [Åland in short] (in Swedish). Ålands landskapsstyrelse och Ålands lagting. ISBN 9518946000.
- ↑ Prothero, G.W. (1920). The Åland Islands. Great Britain. Foreign Office. Historical Section. p. 6.
- ↑ "Bomarsunds fornminnesområde". Ålands museum (in Swedish). 31 May 2000. Archived from the original on 31 May 2000. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
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