As head of a research laboratory in Vienna (Austria) he conducted experiments concerning the propagation of sound. He tried to develop an iceberg detection system using reflected sound waves after the Titanic disaster on 15 April 1912. In the end reflected sound waves proved not to be suitable for the detection of icebergs but for measuring the depth of the sea, because the bottom of the sea reflected them well. Thus, echo sounding was born.
Behm was granted German patent No. 282009 for the invention of echo sounding(device for measuring depths of the sea and distances and headings of ships or obstacles by means of reflected sound waves) on 22 July 1913.
In 1920 he founded the Behm Echo Sounding Company in Kiel in order to commercialise his invention. He was also a fanatic angler and an inventor of fishing tackle, like Behm-Fliege and Behm-Blinker.
alexander, behm, november, 1880, sternberg, mecklenburg, january, 1952, tarp, schleswig, flensburg, german, physicist, developed, working, ocean, echo, sounder, germany, same, time, reginald, fessenden, doing, north, america, born, 1880, november, 1880died22, . Alexander Behm 11 November 1880 in Sternberg Mecklenburg 22 January 1952 in Tarp Schleswig Flensburg was a German physicist who developed working ocean echo sounder in Germany at the same time Reginald Fessenden was doing so in North America Alexander BehmBorn 1880 11 11 11 November 1880Died22 January 1952 1952 01 22 aged 71 NationalityGermanOccupationPhysicist As head of a research laboratory in Vienna Austria he conducted experiments concerning the propagation of sound He tried to develop an iceberg detection system using reflected sound waves after the Titanic disaster on 15 April 1912 In the end reflected sound waves proved not to be suitable for the detection of icebergs but for measuring the depth of the sea because the bottom of the sea reflected them well Thus echo sounding was born Behm was granted German patent No 282009 for the invention of echo sounding device for measuring depths of the sea and distances and headings of ships or obstacles by means of reflected sound waves on 22 July 1913 In 1920 he founded the Behm Echo Sounding Company in Kiel in order to commercialise his invention He was also a fanatic angler and an inventor of fishing tackle like Behm Fliege and Behm Blinker See also editGerman inventors and discoverersReferences editPeter Wille 14 June 2005 Sound Images of the Ocean in Research and Monitoring Springer Science amp Business Media p 15 ISBN 978 3 540 24122 5 External links editNewspaper clippings about Alexander Behm in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alexander Behm amp oldid 1095138362, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
