Reginald Fessenden
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
(Difference between revisions)
Revision as of 08:50, 21 July 2007 WikiSysop (Talk | contribs) ← Previous diff |
Revision as of 10:58, 5 October 2007 Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) Next diff → |
||
Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
'''Reginald Aubrey Fessenden''' ([[October 6]], [[1866]] – [[July 22]], [[1932]]) was a Canadian inventor, best known for his work in early [[radio]]. Three of his most notable achievements include: the first audio transmission by radio (1900), the first two-way transatlantic radio transmission (1906), and the first radio broadcast of entertainment and music (1906). | '''Reginald Aubrey Fessenden''' ([[October 6]], [[1866]] – [[July 22]], [[1932]]) was a Canadian inventor, best known for his work in early [[radio]]. Three of his most notable achievements include: the first audio transmission by radio (1900), the first two-way transatlantic radio transmission (1906), and the first radio broadcast of entertainment and music (1906). | ||
+ | At a time when radio was only intended for morse he broadcast the first "radio" program on [[December 24]], [[1906]], at 9 P.M.. After a brief introduction, Handel's "[[Largo]]" was played from an Edison wax cylinder phonograph, followed by the inventor playing "O, Holy Night" on his violin. | ||
{{GFDL}} | {{GFDL}} |
Revision as of 10:58, 5 October 2007
Related e |
Featured: |
Reginald Aubrey Fessenden (October 6, 1866 – July 22, 1932) was a Canadian inventor, best known for his work in early radio. Three of his most notable achievements include: the first audio transmission by radio (1900), the first two-way transatlantic radio transmission (1906), and the first radio broadcast of entertainment and music (1906).
At a time when radio was only intended for morse he broadcast the first "radio" program on December 24, 1906, at 9 P.M.. After a brief introduction, Handel's "Largo" was played from an Edison wax cylinder phonograph, followed by the inventor playing "O, Holy Night" on his violin.
Unless indicated otherwise, the text in this article is either based on Wikipedia article "Reginald Fessenden" or another language Wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License; or on research by Jahsonic and friends. See Art and Popular Culture's copyright notice.