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Father of Radio

DEFINITIONS OF: Father of Radio

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n United States electrical engineer who in 1907 patented the first triode vacuum tube, which made it possible to detect and amplify radio waves (1873-1961)

Synonyms:
De Forest, Lee De Forest
Example of:
electrical engineer
a person trained in practical applications of the theory of electricity
artificer, discoverer, inventor
someone who is the first to think of or make something
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