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Sir William Henry Preece KCB FRS (15 February 1834 – 6 November 1913) was a Welsh electrical engineer and inventor. Preece relied on experiments and physical reasoning in his life's work. Upon his retirement from the Post Office in 1899, Preece was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 1899 Birthday Honours.

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rdfs:label	William Henry Preece (de) William Henry Preece (es) William Henry Preece (eu) William Henry Preece (fr) William Henry Preece (nl) Прис, Уильям Генри (ru) William Henry Preece (en) William Henry Preece (sv)
rdfs:comment	William Henry Preece (Caernarfon, Gwynedd, 1834ko otsailaren 15a - 1913ko azaroaren 6a) elektrizitate ingeniari eta asmatzaile galestarra izan zen. (eu) William Henry Preece (15 de febrero de 1834 - 6 de noviembre de 1913) fue un ingeniero eléctrico e inventor galés. Ligado al Servicio Postal británico durante la mayor parte de su carrera, puso las bases para la implantación de la telegrafía inalámbrica y de la telefonía en el Reino Unido. (es) William Henry Preece (15 février 1834 - 6 novembre 1913) était un ingénieur électricien et inventeur gallois. Il joua un rôle important dans l'introduction et le développement de la télégraphie sans fil et du téléphone en Grande-Bretagne. (fr) Sir William Henry Preece KCB FRS (15 February 1834 – 6 November 1913) was a Welsh electrical engineer and inventor. Preece relied on experiments and physical reasoning in his life's work. Upon his retirement from the Post Office in 1899, Preece was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 1899 Birthday Honours. (en) William Henry Preece (Caernarfon (Gwynedd), 15 februari 1834 – , 6 november 1913) was Welsh elektrotechnicus en uitvinder. Hij speelde een belangrijke rol in de ontwikkeling en introductie van telefonie en draadloze telegrafie in Groot-Brittannië. (nl) Sir William Henry Preece, född 15 februari 1834 i Caernarfon, Gwynedd, död där 6 november 1913, var en walesisk elektrotekniker. Preece var chefsingenjör vid 1892–1899. Han gjorde värdefulla uppfinningar inom telegraf- och telefonväsendet samt författade Textbook of Telegraphy (tillsammans med , 1876) och Textbook of Telephone (tillsammans med Julius Maier, 1889). Han fick 1899 knightvärdighet. (sv) Уильям Генри Прис (англ. William Henry Preece; 15 февраля 1834 — 6 ноября 1913) — британский (валлийский) электротехник и изобретатель. После своей отставки в 1899 году получил на торжествах в честь королевского дня рождения Орден Бани. Член Лондонского королевского общества (1881). (ru) Sir William Henry Preece (* 15. Februar 1834 in Caernarfon; † 6. November 1913 ebenda) war ein walisischer Elektroingenieur und Erfinder. Er besuchte King’s College London, studierte an der Royal Institution in London bei Michael Faraday und arbeitete dann bei der London and South Western Railway. In den 1870ern war er beratender Ingenieur des Post Office und brachte im Jahr 1877 das erste Paar Telefone nach dem System von Graham Bell nach London, meinte aber, dass man im Vereinigten Königreich keine brauche, da es genügend Laufburchen gebe. 1892 wurde er Chefingenieur des British General Post Office. (de)
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dct:subject	19th-century British engineers 1834 births 1913 deaths 20th-century British engineers Alumni of King's College London Fellows of the Royal Society People educated at King's College School, London 20th-century Welsh scientists People from Caernarfonshire Welsh scientists People from Caernarfon Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath Presidents of the Institution of Civil Engineers Presidents of the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers Welsh electrical engineers 19th-century Welsh scientists
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Caernarfon Institution of Electrical Engineers Electrical engineer Paul J. Nahin Coniston Water 1899 Birthday Honours

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