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Jaap Haartsen led the invention of Bluetooth^® wireless technology. Used worldwide, Bluetooth allows a seemingly endless array of devices to wirelessly connect and communicate over short distances.

Haartsen was born in The Hague, Netherlands, in He studied electrical engineering at the Delft University of Technology in Delft, Netherlands, earning his master’s degree in and his doctorate in

In an interview with the National Inventors Hall of Fame^®, Haartsen described his journey toward invention.

“It starts with imagination, where you have no boundaries.

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It started with an interest in electronic components and how they work together,” he explained. “I had small boards where you could fit in small transistors and diodes and resistors, and I made small circuits out of it, just out of curiosity.

For me to learn how these things worked, it was very fascinating.”

In , Haartsen joined Ericsson in the U.S., taking a position in the research department of advanced