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Lee de Forest
Lee de Forest | |
|---|---|
 Lee de Forest c. 1904 | |
| Born | August 26, 1873 Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | June 30, 1961 (aged 87) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Yale College (Sheffield Scientific School) |
| Occupation | Inventor |
| Known for | Three-electrode vacuum-tube (Audion), sound-on-film recording (Phonofilm) |
| Spouses | Lucille Sheardown
(m. 1906; div. 1906)Mary Mayo
(m. 1912; div. 1923) |
| Relatives | Calvert DeForest (grandnephew) |
| Awards | IEEE Medal of Honor (1922) Elliott Cresson Medal (1923) IEEE Edison Medal (1946) |
Lee de Forest (1873-1961) was an American inventor. His inventions helped to create radio and television. He is sometimes described as the "Father of Radio".[1] In his lifetime, he had created over 300 inventions.
- ↑ "De Forest—Father of Radio" by Hugo Gernsback, Radio-Craft, January 1947, p. 17.
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