Lee de Forest

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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.

Aliases (4)

Audion vacuum tube ×2
Audion vacuum tube patent ×1
Henry Lee De Forest ×1
Lee De Forest ×1

Statements (49)

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 →
notableInvention	Audion vacuum tube → triode vacuum tube →
notableWork	Audion vacuum tube →
occupation	electrical engineer → inventor → radio pioneer →
patentHolderOf	Audion vacuum tube patent → radio telegraphy improvements →
placeOfBirth	Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States of America →
placeOfDeath	Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States of America →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Lucille Sheardown → Marie Mosquini → Mary Mayo → Nora Stanton Blatch →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lucille Sheardown → Marie Mosquini → Nora Stanton Blatch ("Lee De Forest") →	spouse
Audion → De Forest Radio Telephone Company →	associatedWith
De Forest Phonofilm Corporation → De Forest Radio Telephone Company →	foundedBy
Audion → Audion vacuum tube →	inventor
De Forest Phonofilm Corporation → De Forest Radio Telephone Company →	namedAfter
De Forest Phonofilm Corporation →	associatedWithPerson
Audion vacuum tube →	developedBy
De Forest Radio Telephone Company →	hasFounderRole
Niagara Movement ("Henry Lee De Forest") →	hasKeyPerson
de Forest →	hasNotableBearer
Lee de Forest →	name
Lee de Forest ("Audion vacuum tube") →	notableInvention
Institute of Radio Engineers →	notableMember
Lee de Forest ("Audion vacuum tube") →	notableWork
de Forest →	notablyAssociatedWith
Audion vacuum tube →	patentHolder
Lee de Forest ("Audion vacuum tube patent") →	patentHolderOf
de Forest →	usedByPerson