Edward S. Rogers Sr.

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businessperson engineer entrepreneur human inventor radio pioneer

Edward S. Rogers Sr. was a Canadian radio pioneer and entrepreneur best known for developing the first batteryless radio receiver and founding the company that evolved into Rogers Communications.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	businessperson → engineer → entrepreneur → human → inventor → radio pioneer →
burialPlace	Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto →
causeOfDeath	hemorrhage →
child	Edward S. Rogers Jr. →
countryOfCitizenship	Canada →
dateOfBirth	1900-06-21 →
dateOfDeath	1939-05-06 →
educatedAt	University of Toronto Schools →
employer	Rogers Vacuum Tube Company → Standard Radio Manufacturing Corporation →
familyName	Rogers →
fieldOfWork	broadcasting → electronics → radio engineering →
founded	Rogers Vacuum Tube Company → Standard Radio Manufacturing Corporation → radio station CFRB →
givenName	Edward →
hasRelative	Ted Rogers →
heritage	Canadian of English descent →
industry	broadcasting industry → radio manufacturing →
inspired	development of Rogers Communications →
knownFor	development of batteryless radio receiver → founding company that evolved into Rogers Communications →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
notableAchievement	developed first practical batteryless radio receiver in Canada → pioneered use of alternating current in home radio receivers →
notableWork	AC-powered radio receiver → batteryless radio receiver →
owned	CFRB →
placeOfBirth	Canada → Ontario → Toronto →
placeOfDeath	Canada → Ontario → Toronto →
residence	Toronto →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Velma Melissa Taylor →
workLocation	Toronto →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ted Rogers →	hasParent
Edward Samuel Rogers Jr. →	parent