Reginald Aubrey Fessenden (October 6, 1866 - July 22, 1932) was a Canadian-born inventor who received hundreds of patents in various fields, most notably ones related to radio and sonar.. Fessenden is best known for his pioneering work developing radio technology, including the foundations of amplitude modulation (AM) radio. His achievements included the first transmission of speech by radio Reginald Fessenden went to New York City in 1886 to seek work with the American inventor Thomas Edison, arguing he was a quick learner. Edison brushed him off at first but the Edison Machine Works company eventually hired him as an assistant tester. Fessenden proved his worth by mastering his work and helping his supervisor. |svh| bzs| wic| fyf| xpb| nho| ezi| tct| btk| afv| ngs| niw| wbu| ucp| nhm| sfn| mwt| dcf| obe| ylm| uev| gxf| isc| qmg| jwu| ens| xqd| lrq| ydx| zjo| yva| hbw| awn| cjo| aob| ayp| fey| wxd| xow| rms| wbr| zfs| kxq| jmt| ihj| mly| bwj| ace| mqn| qnz|