Lee de Forest

E51
electrical engineer human inventor radio pioneer

Lee de Forest was an American inventor and radio pioneer best known for creating the Audion vacuum tube, a key development in early electronics and wireless communication.

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Lee de Forest canonical 19
Audion vacuum tube 2
Lee De Forest 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf electrical engineer ⓘ
human ⓘ
inventor ⓘ
radio pioneer ⓘ
academicDegree PhD in physics ⓘ
awardReceived Edison Medal ⓘ
IEEE Medal of Honor ⓘ
burialPlace Hollywood Forever Cemetery ⓘ
contributedTo amplification of electrical signals ⓘ
development of early sound-on-film technology ⓘ
development of electronic amplifiers ⓘ
development of long-distance telephony ⓘ
development of radio broadcasting ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1873-08-26 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1961-06-30 ⓘ
developed three-element vacuum tube (triode) ⓘ
doctoralThesisTopic radio waves ⓘ
educatedAt Sheffield Scientific School ⓘ
Yale University ⓘ
familyName de Forest ⓘ
fieldOfWork electronics ⓘ
radio technology ⓘ
telecommunications ⓘ
founded De Forest Phonofilm Corporation ⓘ
De Forest Radio Telephone Company ⓘ
givenName Lee ⓘ
hasInfluenced development of modern electronics ⓘ
development of radio broadcasting industry ⓘ
knownFor development of the Audion vacuum tube ⓘ
early radio broadcasting experiments ⓘ
pioneering wireless telegraphy ⓘ
memberOf Institute of Radio Engineers ⓘ
name Lee de Forest self-link ⓘ
notableInvention Lee de Forest self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Audion vacuum tube

triode vacuum tube ⓘ
notableWork Lee de Forest self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Audion vacuum tube
occupation electrical engineer ⓘ
inventor ⓘ
radio pioneer ⓘ
patentHolderOf Lee de Forest self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Audion vacuum tube patent

radio telegraphy improvements ⓘ
placeOfBirth Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States of America ⓘ
placeOfDeath Hollywood ⓘ
surface form: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Lucille Sheardown ⓘ
Marie Mosquini ⓘ
Lucille Sheardown ⓘ
surface form: Mary Mayo

Nora Stanton Blatch ⓘ

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Institute of Radio Engineers → notableMember → Lee de Forest ⓘ
Lee de Forest → name → Lee de Forest self-link ⓘ
Lee de Forest → notableWork → Lee de Forest self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Audion vacuum tube
Lee de Forest → notableInvention → Lee de Forest self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Audion vacuum tube
Lee de Forest → patentHolderOf → Lee de Forest self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Audion vacuum tube patent
De Forest Radio Telephone Company → foundedBy → Lee de Forest ⓘ
De Forest Radio Telephone Company → namedAfter → Lee de Forest ⓘ
De Forest Radio Telephone Company → associatedWith → Lee de Forest ⓘ
De Forest Radio Telephone Company → hasFounderRole → Lee de Forest ⓘ
de Forest → usedByPerson → Lee de Forest ⓘ
de Forest → notablyAssociatedWith → Lee de Forest ⓘ
de Forest → hasNotableBearer → Lee de Forest ⓘ
De Forest Phonofilm Corporation → foundedBy → Lee de Forest ⓘ
De Forest Phonofilm Corporation → namedAfter → Lee de Forest ⓘ
De Forest Phonofilm Corporation → associatedWithPerson → Lee de Forest ⓘ
audion vacuum tube → inventor → Lee de Forest ⓘ
subject surface form: Audion vacuum tube
audion vacuum tube → developedBy → Lee de Forest ⓘ
subject surface form: Audion vacuum tube
audion vacuum tube → patentHolder → Lee de Forest ⓘ
subject surface form: Audion vacuum tube
Lucille Sheardown → spouse → Lee de Forest ⓘ
Nora Stanton Blatch → spouse → Lee de Forest ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lee De Forest
Marie Mosquini → spouse → Lee de Forest ⓘ
Audion → inventor → Lee de Forest ⓘ
Audion → associatedWith → Lee de Forest ⓘ
Niagara Movement → hasKeyPerson → Lee de Forest ⓘ
this entity surface form: Henry Lee De Forest
employing pioneering civil engineer Nora Stanton Blatch → spouse → Lee de Forest ⓘ
subject surface form: Nora Stanton Blatch
this entity surface form: Lee De Forest