Donald Hings

Entrepreneur

Birthday November 6, 1907

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Feb 25, 2004 (96)

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About

British-Canadian inventor of the Walkie-Talkie.

Before Fame

He worked in Ottawa, Canada, during the World War II years, developing several Walkie-Talkie models.

Trivia

He became a member of the Telecommunications Hall of Fame in 2006.

Family Life

He was born in England and lived in the city of Leicester until the age of three, at which point he moved with his parents to Canada.

Associated With

He and Reginald Fessenden were both Canadian inventors who worked in the field of radio signaling.