Reginald Aubrey Fessenden
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Reginald Aubrey Fessenden was a Canadian-born inventor and radio pioneer best known for making some of the earliest audio radio broadcasts and key contributions to wireless telephony.
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| Reginald Aubrey Fessenden canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
human
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inventor ⓘ radio pioneer ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1866-10-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | East Bolton, Quebec, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1932-07-22 ⓘ |
| developed |
early amplitude modulation (AM) techniques
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heterodyne principle ⓘ high-frequency alternator for radio transmission ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Bishop’s College School
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Bishop’s University (did not complete degree) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Thomas Edison
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United States Weather Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ Western University of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Fessenden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
electrical engineering
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radio ⓘ wireless telegraphy ⓘ wireless telephony ⓘ |
| givenName | Reginald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of commercial radio broadcasting
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development of modern radio receivers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
AM radio
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continuous-wave radio transmission ⓘ early radio broadcasting ⓘ first audio radio broadcast ⓘ wireless telephony ⓘ |
| name | Reginald Aubrey Fessenden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Christmas Eve broadcast on 1906-12-24
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first known audio radio broadcast on 1900-12-23 ⓘ |
| occupation |
electrical engineer
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inventor ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| patentHolder |
heterodyne receiver patent
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high-frequency alternator patent ⓘ radio telephony patents ⓘ |
| performedBroadcast |
Christmas Eve 1906 radio program including music and speech
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New Year’s Eve 1906 radio program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hamilton, Bermuda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of electrical engineering at Western University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| residence |
Bermuda
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Brant Rock, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Helen May Trott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn | wireless communication over long distances ⓘ |
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