Radio pioneers Radio pioneers Alexander Stepanovich Popov ( Russian: Александр Степанович Попов) ( March 4/16 1859 - January 13/December 31 1905/6) was a Russian physicist who was the first to publicly demonstrate transmission of radio waves but didn't apply for a patent for this great invention. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alexander Stepanovich Popov"
Dr. Allen Balcom DuMont ( January 29, 1901 - November 14, 1965) was an American scientist and inventor best known for improvements to the cathode ray tube in 1931 for use in television receivers. Seven years later he manufactured and sold the first commercially practical television set to the public. In 1938, his Model 180 television receiver was the first all-electronic television set ever sold to the public, a few months prior to RCA's first set. DuMont later went on to found in 1946 the first television network to be licensed, the DuMont Television Network, initially by linking station WABD (named for DuMont) in New York City to station WTTG in Washington, DC. (WTTG was named for Dr. Thomas T. Goldsmith, DuMont's Vice President of Research, and his best friend; Goldsmith turned 94 in January, 2004.) ...more on Wikipedia about "Allen B. DuMont"
Charles Litton Sr., AB '24 (ME), ENG '25 (EE), was a radio amateur who learned to blow glass vacuum tubes while at Stanford University. He starts his own business in 1932 and invents a tool to mass-produce glass radio transmitting tubes. The business becomes Litton Industries, one of the largest early electronics companies. ...more on Wikipedia about "Charles Litton Sr."
David Sarnoff ( February 27, 1891– December 12, 1971) was the General Manager of Radio Corporation of America (RCA) from its founding in 1919 to his retirement in 1970. Known as the general he ruled over an ever-growing radio and electronics empire that became one of the largest companies in the world. ...more on Wikipedia about "David Sarnoff"
Earle C. Anthony was a pioneer businessman based in Los Angeles, California. He is primarily known for his pioneering work in two fields: Broadcasting and automobiles. He was also a songwriter, journalist and playwrite. ...more on Wikipedia about "Earle C. Anthony"
Foster William Hewitt, O.C. ( November 21, 1902 – April 21, 1985) was a Canadian radio pioneer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Foster Hewitt"
Dr. Frank Conrad (1874-1941) was a radio broadcasting pioneer who worked as the Assistant Chief Engineer for the Westinghouse Electric Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He began what are considered the first regular radio broadcasts from his Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania garage in 1920, and is responsible for the founding of the first broadcast station in the world: KDKA. ...more on Wikipedia about "Frank Conrad"
Greenleaf Whittier Pickard ( February 14, 1877, Portland, Maine ...more on Wikipedia about "Greenleaf Whittier Pickard"
Guglielmo Marconi, GCVO ( 25 April 1874 – 20 July 1937) was an Italian electrical engineer and Nobel laureate, known for the development of a practical wireless telegraphy system commonly known as the " radio". Marconi was President of the Accademia d'Italia and a member of the Fascist Grand Council of Italy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Guglielmo Marconi"
Captain Henry Joseph Round (born 2 June 1881, Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England) was one of the early pioneers of radio and received 117 patents. He was a personal assistant to Guglielmo Marconi. ...more on Wikipedia about "H. J. Round"
Hugh Panero has served as the CEO of XM Satellite Radio since June 1998. He has been involved in the entertainment industry for over 16 years. From 1993 to 1998, he served as President and CEO of Request TV. He was also a pioneer in both early cable and pay per view, having spent 10 years working for Time Warner Cable, partly spent as their Vice President of Marketing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hugh Panero"
Lee De Forest, ( August 26, 1873 – June 30, 1961) was an American inventor with over 300 patents to his name. De Forest invented the Audion, a vacuum tube that takes relatively weak electrical signals and amplifies them. De Forest is one of the fathers of the "electronic age," as the Audion helped to usher in the widespread use of electronics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lee De Forest"
Nikola Tesla ( July 10, 1856 – c. January 7, 1943; Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Тесла) was a Serbian inventor, physicist, mechanical engineer and electrical engineer of profound genius. He is often regarded as one of the greatest scientists in the history of technology. In addition, Tesla is recognized among the most innovative engineers of the late 19th century and early 20th century. His patents and theoretical work form the basis of modern alternating current electric power (AC) systems, including the polyphase power distribution system and AC motor, with which he helped usher in the Second Industrial Revolution. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nikola Tesla"
Vladimir Kosma Zworykin ( ( July 30, 1889 - July 29, 1982) was a pioneer of television technology. Zworykin invented the iconoscope, a television transmitting tube, and the kinescope, a cathode ray tube that projects pictures it receives onto a screen. He also invented an infrared image tube and helped develop an electron microscope. ...more on Wikipedia about "Vladimir Zworykin" www.shortopedia.com rocks. Radio_pioneers
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