Haraden Pratt Papers, 1908-1969

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Haraden Pratt Papers, 1908-1969

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Consisting of correspondence and related papers, includes letters to and from Pratt, notes, articles and other printed materials, and photographs. The papers include correspondence relating to his researches into the history of wireless and early radio, his early work in radio, and his activities while chairman of the History Committee of the Institute of Radio Engineers and its successor, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Included also is material which he gathered relating to the history of radio, including articles, patents, and materials from various companies, including reports, advertisements for equipment, telegraph blanks and photographs of installations.

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History of Sceince and Technology Collection

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Federal Telegraph Company

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The Federal Telegraph Company was created in 1910, the same year it built its pioneering transmission tower on San Francisco's Ocean Beach. During this period, FTC was also pioneering in the manufacturing of electronic equipment for wireless transmitting as well as developing a commercial arm. In 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired FTC and its transmitting facilities for use during World War I. From the description of Federal Telegraph Company records, 1900-1929 (bulk 1910-1919). (Universit...

Pratt, Haraden

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Biographical Information Haraden Pratt Haraden Pratt was born in San Francisco, California on July 18, 1891. His mother and father, who had both been telegraph operators, taught him telegraphy at age six. By 1905 he had constructed his first amateur wireless receiving station, in the attic of his parents' house. In 1910 he began attending the University of California, Berkeley where he set...