AlS, 1932 April 18 : Hollywood, CA to Mr. Smith.

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AlS, 1932 April 18 : Hollywood, CA to Mr. Smith.

De Forest, the "Father of Radio" writes " ... we are fortunate to be living in this age of scientific progress and invention ... But the soul of a man must watch that it keeps pace with the progress of mind's creations."

1 p., 26.9 x 17.9 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7058996

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961

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Lee De Forest was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on August 26, 1873. He was a graduate of the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale University in 1896 and received a Ph.D. from Yale in 1899. He was an important contributor in the development of wireless telegraphy in the United States. He started multiple radio broadcasting companies and patented 300 inventions in his lifetime. In 1904, he was awarded the gold medal at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. He died on June 30, 1961. F...