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# Harold Stephen Black

(1898–1983)   Inventor

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Harold Stephen Black was an inventor.

## Quick Facts About Harold Stephen Black

Born April 14, 1898

Died December 11, 1983

Profession Inventor

## About Harold Stephen Black

Harold Stephen Black was an American electrical engineer, who revolutionized the field of applied electronics by inventing the negative feedback amplifier in 1927.

##  Quotes by Harold Stephen Black

> [Negative feedback effected amplifier performance significantly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-stephen-black/negative-feedback-effected-amplifier-performance-significantly/)

[Harold Stephen Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-stephen-black/)

[Amplifier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amplifier/)

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> [The answer scrawled on a blank page in a daily newspaper, was conceived whilst aboard a ferry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-stephen-black/the-answer-scrawled-on-a-blank-page-in-a-daily-newspaper-was/)

[Harold Stephen Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-stephen-black/)

[Answer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/answer/)

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