SettingsRadio pioneers
Adolf Slaby
Adolf Karl Heinrich Slaby (April 18, 1849 — April 6, 1913) was a German wireless pioneer and the first Professor of electro-technology at the Technical University of Berlin (1886).
Adolf Karl Heinrich Slaby (April 18, 1849 — April 6, 1913) was a German wireless pioneer and the first Professor of electro-technology at the Technical University of Berlin (1886).
Albert G. Lee
Lieutenant Colonel Albert G. Lee (24 May 1879 – 26 August 1967) was a British radio pioneer.
Lieutenant Colonel Albert G. Lee (24 May 1879 – 26 August 1967) was a British radio pioneer.
Alexander Stepanovich Popov
Alexander Stepanovich Popov was a Russian physicist who was the first person to demonstrate the practical application of electromagnetic radio waves.
Alexander Stepanovich Popov was a Russian physicist who was the first person to demonstrate the practical application of electromagnetic radio waves.
Alexandru Tzigara-Samurcaş
Alexandru Tzigara-Samurcaş (; also known as Al. Tzigara, Tzigara-Sumurcaş, Tzigara-Samurcash, Tzigara-Samurkasch or Ţigara-Samurcaş; April 4, 1872 – April 1, 1952) ...
Alexandru Tzigara-Samurcaş (; also known as Al. Tzigara, Tzigara-Sumurcaş, Tzigara-Samurcash, Tzigara-Samurkasch or Ţigara-Samurcaş; April 4, 1872 – April 1, 1952) ...
Alexandru Tzigara-Samurcaș
Alexandru Tzigara-Samurcaş was a Romanian art historian, ethnographer, museologist and cultural journalist, also known as local champion of art conservation, Romanian Police leader and pioneer r...
Alexandru Tzigara-Samurcaş was a Romanian art historian, ethnographer, museologist and cultural journalist, also known as local champion of art conservation, Romanian Police leader and pioneer r...
Alfred H. Grebe
Alfred H. Grebe (1895-October 24, 1935) was a pioneer in the radio broadcasting field.
Alfred H. Grebe (1895-October 24, 1935) was a pioneer in the radio broadcasting field.
Alfred Norton Goldsmith
Alfred Norton Goldsmith (September 15, 1888 - July 2, 1974) was a noted American electrical engineer.
Alfred Norton Goldsmith (September 15, 1888 - July 2, 1974) was a noted American electrical engineer.
Allen B. DuMont
Allen Balcom DuMont (January 29, 1901 – November 14, 1965) also spelled Du Mont, was an American scientist and inventor best known for improvements to the cathode ray tube in 1931 for use...
Allen Balcom DuMont (January 29, 1901 – November 14, 1965) also spelled Du Mont, was an American scientist and inventor best known for improvements to the cathode ray tube in 1931 for use...
Camille Papin Tissot
Camille Papin Tissot, was a French naval officer and pioneer of wireless telegraphy who established the first French operational radio connections at sea.
Camille Papin Tissot, was a French naval officer and pioneer of wireless telegraphy who established the first French operational radio connections at sea.
Charles Apgar
Charles Apgar, a New Jersey amateur radio operator, is known for making the earliest surviving recordings of a radio signal in 1914.
Charles Apgar, a New Jersey amateur radio operator, is known for making the earliest surviving recordings of a radio signal in 1914.
Charles Litton, Sr.
Charles Vincent Litton, Sr (1904–1972) was an engineer and inventor from the area now known as Silicon Valley.
Charles Vincent Litton, Sr (1904–1972) was an engineer and inventor from the area now known as Silicon Valley.
Charles Samuel Franklin
Charles Samuel Franklin, who published as C. S. Franklin, was a noted British radio pioneer.
Charles Samuel Franklin, who published as C. S. Franklin, was a noted British radio pioneer.
Christos Tsigiridis
Christos Tsigiridis (Χρίστος Τσιγγιρίδης, pronounced ; 1877 - 1947) was a Greek electrical engineer and technological pioneer of his era.
Christos Tsigiridis (Χρίστος Τσιγγιρίδης, pronounced ; 1877 - 1947) was a Greek electrical engineer and technological pioneer of his era.
David Edward Hughes
David Edward Hughes (16 May 1831 – 22 January 1900), was a British scientist and musician.
David Edward Hughes (16 May 1831 – 22 January 1900), was a British scientist and musician.
David Sarnoff
David Sarnoff was an American businessman and pioneer of American commercial radio and television.
David Sarnoff was an American businessman and pioneer of American commercial radio and television.
Don Lee (broadcaster)
Donald Musgrave Lee (12 August 1880, Michigan – 30 August 1934, Los Angeles, California) was the exclusive west coast distributor of Cadillac automobiles in the early 20th century.
Donald Musgrave Lee (12 August 1880, Michigan – 30 August 1934, Los Angeles, California) was the exclusive west coast distributor of Cadillac automobiles in the early 20th century.
Donald Beatty
Donald Croom Beatty (April 11, 1900 – July 12, 1980) was an American aviator, explorer, and inventor.
Donald Croom Beatty (April 11, 1900 – July 12, 1980) was an American aviator, explorer, and inventor.
Dorothy Stimson Bullitt
Dorothy Stimson Bullitt (February 5, 1892–June 27, 1989) was a radio and television pioneer who founded King Broadcasting Company, a major owner of broadcast stations in Seattle, Washington.
Dorothy Stimson Bullitt (February 5, 1892–June 27, 1989) was a radio and television pioneer who founded King Broadcasting Company, a major owner of broadcast stations in Seattle, Washington.
Earle C. Anthony
Earle C. Anthony (December 18, 1880 – August 6, 1961) was a pioneer businessman based in Los Angeles, California.
Earle C. Anthony (December 18, 1880 – August 6, 1961) was a pioneer businessman based in Los Angeles, California.
Edmond Bruce
Edmond Bruce (September 28, 1899 - November 28, 1973) was an American radio pioneer best known for creating the rhombic antenna and Bruce array.
Edmond Bruce (September 28, 1899 - November 28, 1973) was an American radio pioneer best known for creating the rhombic antenna and Bruce array.
Edward S. Rogers, Sr.
Edward Samuel "Ted" Rogers is regarded as the founder of Rogers Communications although it was established in 1967, almost three decades afer his death.
Edward Samuel "Ted" Rogers is regarded as the founder of Rogers Communications although it was established in 1967, almost three decades afer his death.
Ellery W. Stone
Ellery Wheeler Stone, Rear Admiral, United States Naval Reserve (1894–1981) was a prominent figure in the history of radio, serving both in government and corporations during the first half of t...
Ellery Wheeler Stone, Rear Admiral, United States Naval Reserve (1894–1981) was a prominent figure in the history of radio, serving both in government and corporations during the first half of t...
Enrique Telémaco Susini
Enrique Telémaco Susini (January 31, 1891 - July 4, 1972) was an Argentine entrepreneur and media pioneer.
Enrique Telémaco Susini (January 31, 1891 - July 4, 1972) was an Argentine entrepreneur and media pioneer.
Ernest Rutherford
Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson OM, FRS was a New Zealand-born British chemist and physicist who became known as the father of nuclear physics.
Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson OM, FRS was a New Zealand-born British chemist and physicist who became known as the father of nuclear physics.
Ernst Alexanderson
Ernst Frederick Werner Alexanderson (January 25, 1878 – May 14, 1975) was a Swedish-American electrical engineer, who was a pioneer in radio and television development.
Ernst Frederick Werner Alexanderson (January 25, 1878 – May 14, 1975) was a Swedish-American electrical engineer, who was a pioneer in radio and television development.
Eugen Nesper
Eugen Heinrich Josef Nesper (5 July 1879–3 May 1961) was a German radio pioneer and high-frequency technician.
Eugen Heinrich Josef Nesper (5 July 1879–3 May 1961) was a German radio pioneer and high-frequency technician.
Eugene F. McDonald
Eugene F. McDonald (1886–1958) founded Zenith Radio in 1921, a major American radio and electronics concern.
Eugene F. McDonald (1886–1958) founded Zenith Radio in 1921, a major American radio and electronics concern.
Foster Hewitt
Foster William Hewitt, OC (November 21, 1902 – April 21, 1985) was a Canadian radio broadcaster most famous for his play-by-play calls for Hockey Night in Canada.
Foster William Hewitt, OC (November 21, 1902 – April 21, 1985) was a Canadian radio broadcaster most famous for his play-by-play calls for Hockey Night in Canada.
Frank Conrad
Frank Conrad (1874 – 1941) was a radio broadcasting pioneer who worked as the Assistant Chief Engineer for the Westinghouse Electric Corporation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,.
Frank Conrad (1874 – 1941) was a radio broadcasting pioneer who worked as the Assistant Chief Engineer for the Westinghouse Electric Corporation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,.
Georg von Arco
Georg Wilhelm Alexander Hans Graf von Arco was a German physicist, radio pioneer, and one of the joint founders of the "Society for Wireless Telegraphy" which became the Telefunken company.
Georg Wilhelm Alexander Hans Graf von Arco was a German physicist, radio pioneer, and one of the joint founders of the "Society for Wireless Telegraphy" which became the Telefunken company.
George Clark Southworth
George Clark Southworth, who published as G. C. Southworth, was a prominent American radio engineer best known for his role in the discovery of waveguides in the early 1930s.
George Clark Southworth, who published as G. C. Southworth, was a prominent American radio engineer best known for his role in the discovery of waveguides in the early 1930s.
Greenleaf Whittier Pickard
Greenleaf Whittier Pickard (February 14, 1877, Portland, Maine - January 8, 1956, Newton, Massachusetts) was a United States radio pioneer.
Greenleaf Whittier Pickard (February 14, 1877, Portland, Maine - January 8, 1956, Newton, Massachusetts) was a United States radio pioneer.
Guglielmo Marconi
Guglielmo Marconi was an Italian inventor, known as the father of long distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi's law and a radio telegraph system.
Guglielmo Marconi was an Italian inventor, known as the father of long distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi's law and a radio telegraph system.
Gustave-Auguste Ferrié
Gustave-Auguste Ferrié (November 19, 1868 – February 16, 1932) was a French radio pioneer and army general.
Gustave-Auguste Ferrié (November 19, 1868 – February 16, 1932) was a French radio pioneer and army general.
H. J. Round
Captain Henry Joseph Round was one of the early pioneers of radio and received 117 patents.
Captain Henry Joseph Round was one of the early pioneers of radio and received 117 patents.
Haraden Pratt
Haraden Pratt (July 18, 1891 - August 1, 1969) was a noted American electrical engineer and radio pioneer.
Haraden Pratt (July 18, 1891 - August 1, 1969) was a noted American electrical engineer and radio pioneer.
Harald T. Friis
Harald T. Friis (February 22, 1893 - June 15, 1976), who published as H. T. Friis, was a noted Danish-American radio engineer whose work at Bell Laboratories included pioneering contributi...
Harald T. Friis (February 22, 1893 - June 15, 1976), who published as H. T. Friis, was a noted Danish-American radio engineer whose work at Bell Laboratories included pioneering contributi...
Harrison Boyd Summers
Harrison Boyd Summers (1894-1980) was a broadcast historian, educator and a pioneer in audience surveys of radio listeners.
Harrison Boyd Summers (1894-1980) was a broadcast historian, educator and a pioneer in audience surveys of radio listeners.
Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-born American actress, celebrated for her great beauty, who was a major contract star of MGM's "Golden Age".
Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-born American actress, celebrated for her great beauty, who was a major contract star of MGM's "Golden Age".
Heinrich Hertz
Heinrich Rudolf Hertz was a German physicist who clarified and expanded James Clerk Maxwell's electromagnetic theory of light, which was first demonstrated by David Edward Hughes using non-rigor...
Heinrich Rudolf Hertz was a German physicist who clarified and expanded James Clerk Maxwell's electromagnetic theory of light, which was first demonstrated by David Edward Hughes using non-rigor...
Helen Duhamel
Helen S. Duhamel was a businesswoman and broadcaster, best known for saving the Duhamel Company from bankruptcy and establishing a cluster of radio and television stations in western South Dakot...
Helen S. Duhamel was a businesswoman and broadcaster, best known for saving the Duhamel Company from bankruptcy and establishing a cluster of radio and television stations in western South Dakot...
Hugh Panero
Hugh Panero was the CEO of XM Satellite Radio from June 1998 to August 2007.
Hugh Panero was the CEO of XM Satellite Radio from June 1998 to August 2007.
Izabela Sadoveanu-Evan
Izabela Sadoveanu-Evan (, last name also Sadoveanu-Andrei, first name also Isabella or Izabella; born Izabela Morţun, pen names I.Z.S.D. and Iz. Sd.; February...
Izabela Sadoveanu-Evan (, last name also Sadoveanu-Andrei, first name also Isabella or Izabella; born Izabela Morţun, pen names I.Z.S.D. and Iz. Sd.; February...
Johannes Plendl
Johannes "Hans" Plendl, German radar pioneer, was the scientist whose radio navigation techniques made possible the early German bombing successes in World War II.
Johannes "Hans" Plendl, German radar pioneer, was the scientist whose radio navigation techniques made possible the early German bombing successes in World War II.
John Howard Dellinger
John Howard Dellinger was a noted American telecommunication engineer who discovered how solar flares caused fadeouts of short-wave radios.
John Howard Dellinger was a noted American telecommunication engineer who discovered how solar flares caused fadeouts of short-wave radios.
John Milton Miller
John Milton Miller (22 June 1882 - 17 May 1962) was a noted American electrical engineer, best known for discovering the Miller effect and inventing fundamental circuits for quartz crystal oscil...
John Milton Miller (22 June 1882 - 17 May 1962) was a noted American electrical engineer, best known for discovering the Miller effect and inventing fundamental circuits for quartz crystal oscil...
John Renshaw Carson
John Renshaw Carson (June 28, 1886 - October 31, 1940), who published as J. R. Carson, was a noted transmission theorist for early communications systems.
John Renshaw Carson (June 28, 1886 - October 31, 1940), who published as J. R. Carson, was a noted transmission theorist for early communications systems.
John Vincent Lawless Hogan
John Vincent Lawless Hogan (February 14, 1890 - December 29, 1960), often John V. L. Hogan, was a noted American radio pioneer.
John Vincent Lawless Hogan (February 14, 1890 - December 29, 1960), often John V. L. Hogan, was a noted American radio pioneer.
Jozef Murgaš
Jozef Murgaš (English Joseph Murgas) (17 February 1864 – 11 May 1929) was a Slovak inventor, architect, botanist, painter, patriot, and Roman Catholic priest.
Jozef Murgaš (English Joseph Murgas) (17 February 1864 – 11 May 1929) was a Slovak inventor, architect, botanist, painter, patriot, and Roman Catholic priest.
Landell de Moura
Father Roberto Landell de Moura was a Brazilian Roman Catholic priest and inventor who publicly demonstrated a radio broadcast of the human voice on June 3, 1900.
Father Roberto Landell de Moura was a Brazilian Roman Catholic priest and inventor who publicly demonstrated a radio broadcast of the human voice on June 3, 1900.
Lawrence C. F. Horle
Lawrence Christopher Frank Horle (May 27, 1892 - October 29, 1950) was a noted American electrical engineer.
Lawrence Christopher Frank Horle (May 27, 1892 - October 29, 1950) was a noted American electrical engineer.
Leanna Field Driftmier
Leanna Field Driftmier (1886–1976) was an American radio personality and writer based in Shenandoah, Iowa.
Leanna Field Driftmier (1886–1976) was an American radio personality and writer based in Shenandoah, Iowa.
Lee Abrams
Lee Abrams is an American media executive who has held a number of posts for large and influential companies, and is generally credited with developing the "Album Oriented Rock" format employed ...
Lee Abrams is an American media executive who has held a number of posts for large and influential companies, and is generally credited with developing the "Album Oriented Rock" format employed ...
Leo C. Young
Leo C. Young (12 January 1891-16 January 1981) was an American radio engineer who had many accomplishments during a long career at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory.
Leo C. Young (12 January 1891-16 January 1981) was an American radio engineer who had many accomplishments during a long career at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory.
Leonard F. Fuller
Dr. Leonard F. Fuller (August 21, 1890 - April 23, 1987) was a noted American radio pioneer.
Dr. Leonard F. Fuller (August 21, 1890 - April 23, 1987) was a noted American radio pioneer.
Lewis Hill
Lewis Hill (May 1, 1919 – August 1, 1957) was a co-founder of KPFA, the first listener-supported radio station in the United States, and the Pacifica Radio network.
Lewis Hill (May 1, 1919 – August 1, 1957) was a co-founder of KPFA, the first listener-supported radio station in the United States, and the Pacifica Radio network.
Louis Winslow Austin
Louis Winslow Austin (October 30, 1867 – June 27, 1932) was an American physicist known for his research on long-range radio transmissions.
Louis Winslow Austin (October 30, 1867 – June 27, 1932) was an American physicist known for his research on long-range radio transmissions.
Luke McNamee
Luke McNamee was a United States Navy Admiral, businessman, and the 10th and 12th Naval Governor of Guam.
Luke McNamee was a United States Navy Admiral, businessman, and the 10th and 12th Naval Governor of Guam.
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bonch-Bruevich
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bonch-Bruevich (Feb. 22, 1888 - March 7, 1940), sometimes spelled Bonch-Bruyevich, was a Russian engineer, scientist, and professor.
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bonch-Bruevich (Feb. 22, 1888 - March 7, 1940), sometimes spelled Bonch-Bruyevich, was a Russian engineer, scientist, and professor.
Morris S. Novik
Morris S. Novik (1903 - 1996).
Morris S. Novik (1903 - 1996).
Nathan Stubblefield
Nathan B. Stubblefield was an American inventor and Kentucky melon farmer.
Nathan B. Stubblefield was an American inventor and Kentucky melon farmer.
Nelson L. Goldberg
Nelson L. Goldberg was an innovator, pioneer and visionary in telecommunications and developed the first cable system to be acquired by Comcast.
Nelson L. Goldberg was an innovator, pioneer and visionary in telecommunications and developed the first cable system to be acquired by Comcast.
Nevil Maskelyne (magician)
Nevil Maskelyne was a British magician and inventor.
Nevil Maskelyne was a British magician and inventor.
Otto Julius Zobel
Otto Julius Zobel (October 20, 1887 – January 1970) was an electrical engineer who worked for the American Telephone & Telegraph Company (AT&T) in the early part of the 20th century.
Otto Julius Zobel (October 20, 1887 – January 1970) was an electrical engineer who worked for the American Telephone & Telegraph Company (AT&T) in the early part of the 20th century.
Raymond A. Heising
Raymond A. Heising (August 10, 1888 - January 1965) was an American radio and telephone pioneer.
Raymond A. Heising (August 10, 1888 - January 1965) was an American radio and telephone pioneer.
Reginald Fessenden
Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, a naturalized American citizen born in Quebec, Canada, was an inventor who performed pioneering experiments in radio, including early—and possibly the first—radio tran...
Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, a naturalized American citizen born in Quebec, Canada, was an inventor who performed pioneering experiments in radio, including early—and possibly the first—radio tran...
Robert Jack (physicist)
Robert Jack (4 November 1877 – 1 May 1957) was a Scottish-born physicist, professor and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Otago, and pioneer of radio broadcasting, New Zealand.
Robert Jack (4 November 1877 – 1 May 1957) was a Scottish-born physicist, professor and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Otago, and pioneer of radio broadcasting, New Zealand.
Roy Alexander Weagant
Roy Alexander Weagant (March 29, 1881 - August 23, 1942) was a noted Canadian-American radio pioneer.
Roy Alexander Weagant (March 29, 1881 - August 23, 1942) was a noted Canadian-American radio pioneer.
Stanford Caldwell Hooper
Stanford Caldwell Hooper (August 16, 1884 - April 6, 1955) was a Rear Admiral of the United States Navy, and a noted radio pioneer who has been called "the Father of Naval Radio".
Stanford Caldwell Hooper (August 16, 1884 - April 6, 1955) was a Rear Admiral of the United States Navy, and a noted radio pioneer who has been called "the Father of Naval Radio".
Stuart Ballantine
Charles Stuart Ballantine (September 22, 1897 – May 7, 1944), better known as Stuart Ballantine, was a noted American inventor.
Charles Stuart Ballantine (September 22, 1897 – May 7, 1944), better known as Stuart Ballantine, was a noted American inventor.
Vic Hayes
Victor "Vic" Hayes is a Senior Research Fellow at the Delft University of Technology.
Victor "Vic" Hayes is a Senior Research Fellow at the Delft University of Technology.
Walter Ransom Gail Baker
Walter Ransom Gail Baker (1892 – October 30, 1960) was an American electrical engineer.
Walter Ransom Gail Baker (1892 – October 30, 1960) was an American electrical engineer.
Édouard Branly
Édouard Eugène Désiré Branly was a French inventor, physicist and professor at the Institut Catholique de Paris.
Édouard Eugène Désiré Branly was a French inventor, physicist and professor at the Institut Catholique de Paris.