Reginald Fessenden

Inventor

Birthday October 6, 1866

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Canada

DEATH DATE Jul 22, 1932 (65)

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About

Canadian inventor who was the first person to successfully broadcast a human voice over the radio. By the end of his career he held over 500 patents including one for an early version of microfilm.

Before Fame

At age 14 he won a mathematics scholarship to Bishop's College School in Quebec.

Trivia

He made the first broadcast on the radio - beaming a 'Christmas Concert' from near Boston, MA to two ships at sea and his later career he received hundreds of patents for devices in fields varying from television to sonar.

Family Life

He was the oldest of four sons.

Associated With

He worked directly with Thomas Edison in electrical engineering.