Alexander Stepanovich Popov (1859 – [ 1905] 1906). Postage stamp issued in the USSR in 1959 on the 100th anniversary of Popov's birth. Popov (sometimes spelled Popoff) was a Russian physicist, who was one of the first persons to invent a radio receiving device.

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Size: 14627px × 10395px
Location: USSR
Photo credit: © Adam Ján Figeľ / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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