Lee De Forest

Yet different as the world of the eighties was, Martin said, it was closer to ours than it seemed; walking through that horse-and-buggy United States, Lee De Forest was a nine-year-old boy already thinking about the problems involved in the invention of radio, sound movies, and television.

Time and Again Finney, Jack 1995

The collection includes papers outlining his theories; photographs of Armstrong and his many inventions; to-do checklists; reel-to-reel audio; and boxes of material from the many years of litigation between Armstrong and RCA, and Armstrong and Lee De Forest, another inventor, over patent issues.

NYT > Home Page By JOSEPH PLAMBECK 2010

In 1910, opera was experimentally broadcast on radio for the first time as Lee De Forest transmitted a performance of "Cavalleria Rusticana" and "Pagliacci" from the stage of New York's Metropolitan Opera.

CBS13/CW31: Sacramento's Source For Breaking News, Weather and Traffic 2010

In 1910, opera was experimentally broadcast on radio for the first time as Lee De Forest transmitted a performance of "Cavalleria Rusticana" and "Pagliacci" from the stage of New York's Metropolitan Opera.

CBS13/CW31: Sacramento's Source For Breaking News, Weather and Traffic 2010

The collection includes papers outlining his theories; photographs of Armstrong and his many inventions; to-do checklists; reel-to-reel audio; and boxes of material from the many years of litigation between Armstrong and RCA, and Armstrong and Lee De Forest, another inventor, over patent issues.

NYT > Home Page By JOSEPH PLAMBECK 2010

In 1928 Lee De Forest hired young electronics whiz Allen Dumont.

American Connections James Burke 2007

In 1928 Lee De Forest hired young electronics whiz Allen Dumont.

American Connections James Burke 2007

Twenty-five years later he established a Yale prize in mathematics and seven years after that in 1893 math-physics undergraduate Lee De Forest didn’t win it, in spite of being a distant family connection.

American Connections James Burke 2007

In 1923, Tykociner was beaten to the patent by Lee De Forest’s similar system.

American Connections James Burke 2007

Twenty-five years later he established a Yale prize in mathematics and seven years after that in 1893 math-physics undergraduate Lee De Forest didn’t win it, in spite of being a distant family connection.

American Connections James Burke 2007