John Ambrose Fleming

Sir
Ambrose Fleming
FRS
Sir Ambrose Fleming FRS
	Fleming in 1890
Born	29 November 1849; Lancaster, England, UKGBI
Died	18 April 1945 (aged 95); Sidmouth, England, UK
Education	University College School
Alma mater	University of London (BSc, DSc); Royal College of Science; St John's College, Cambridge (BA);
Known for	Fleming valve; Fleming's left-hand rule; Fleming's right-hand rule;
Spouses	; Clara Pratt (m. 1887; died 1917) ; Olive May Franks (m. 1928)
Relatives	Ellen Ranyard (maternal aunt); Edward White (maternal uncle);
Awards	Hughes Medal (1910); Albert Medal (1921); Faraday Medal (1928); Duddell Medal and Prize (1930); IRE Medal of Honor (1933); Franklin Medal (1935);
	Scientific career
Fields	Electrical engineering; physics;
Institutions	University College London (1885–1926)
Academic advisors	Edward Frankland; James Clerk Maxwell;
Notable students	Harold Barlow; Balthasar van der Pol;

Sir John Ambrose Fleming (29 November 1849 – 18 April 1945) was a British electrical engineer and physicist. He is known for inventing the vacuum tube radio transmitter—with which the first transatlantic radio transmission was made—and establishing the right-hand rule used in physics.