The Founding Fathers of Radio
The invention and development of Radio did not just happen by chance. Several brilliant men contributed to it's creation and development - and along the way were awful battles for patents, recognition and profit. See who these men were: Lee deForest, Edwin Armstrong, David Sarnoff, Guglielmo Marconi, Nikola Tesla, and Reginald Fessenden
On February 18, 2005 I published a satirical and fictitious interview with two of Radio’s most prominent but dead founding fathers on the current state of the medium. Guglielmo Marconi invented the radiotelegraph and Edwin H. Armstrong invented FM. I felt it was time to again revisit with these two deceased inventors to hear their thoughts on the current state of Radio.
A fictitious interview conducted by Radio Guide, Corey Deitz, with two of Radio’s most prominent but dead founding fathers about the current state of Radio. (Satire/Humor)
This excellent biography was contributed by the Nobel Foundation. Also see the speech given in 1909 on his being awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
The U.S. Marconi Museum offers biographical background on the man who "produced and detected radio waves over long distances". He helped lay the foundation for Radio as we know it.
"...the Collection...concentrates on the first 50 years of wireless from 1896 to 1946. It covers an important cross section of early equipment and experiments and contains a large collection of documents, around 700 photographs and 500 pieces of ephemera."
Dr. Lee DeForest's page at the Radio Hall of Fame.
From PBS, here is a profile of Lee de Forest.
Lee De Forest From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Another excellent profile of Edwin H. Armstrong, one of Radio's eminent inventors.
Edwin H. Armstrong - considered by some the as Radio's "premier" inventor. His early work included the Superheterodyne Circuit and later he invented FM, Frequency Modulation - removing the static from Radio reception.
Biography of Edwin H. Armstrong
Excellent journalism by TIME magazine about David Sarnoff, the man who piloted RCA to recognition as one of Radio's leaders. There is also a chronology of his achievement here.
From the Museum of TV, an excellent profile/biography of David Sarnoff.
Nikola Tesla, invetor of Tesla coils, which could transmit and receive powerful radio signals
Reginald Fessenden - "The Father of Radio Broadcasting"
