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Lee De Forest
see synonyms of lee de forestNoun
1. de forest, father of radio, lee de forest
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)
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Lee De Forest
see synonyms of lee de forest American electrical engineer who patented the triode electron tube (1907) that made possible the amplification and detection of radio waves. He originated radio news broadcasts in 1916.
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