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Michael Yip (Mightyslash)
Junior Member
Username: Mightyslash
Post Number: 162
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, March 30, 2003 - 2:37 pm: | |
So I guess Sarnoff was the most responsible for the success of the RCA. What about Radio in the U.S. in general? It's either De Forest or Armstrong right? |
Tim N (Timn88)
Advanced Member
Username: Timn88
Post Number: 2673
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, March 30, 2003 - 2:37 pm: | |
Yeah i knew the answer to that because i'm there right now. I just wanted to see if anyone else did. that's just one interesting thing about this school's long, long history. |
Jeff B. (Miltonian)
Junior Member
Username: Miltonian
Post Number: 191
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, March 30, 2003 - 1:18 pm: | |
Tim:
Quick research to answer your question. October 14, 1920, Union College, Schenectady, New York, station WRUC.
As wmhart suggested, Armstrong jumped from his Park Avenue apartment to his death in 1954. |
Tim N (Timn88)
Advanced Member
Username: Timn88
Post Number: 2672
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, March 30, 2003 - 11:16 am: | |
Does anyone know where the first college radio broadcast was from? |
wm hart (Whart)
Member
Username: Whart
Post Number: 846
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, March 30, 2003 - 11:15 am: | |
There was a wonderful bio of Armstrong written years ago, detailing his frustrations with Sarnoff, and their effort to thwart him in suceeding on his patent claims. If i remember, Armstrong committed suicide. |
Jeff B. (Miltonian)
Junior Member
Username: Miltonian
Post Number: 189
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, March 30, 2003 - 12:25 am: | |
At the risk of telling you something you already know...
Lee de Forest built the first amplifying vacuum tube in 1906, which produced radio when combined with Marconini's wireless. He began broadcasts from Manhatten in 1907, but since there were not yet any home receivers, his audience was composed of ship's wireless operators in New York harbor.
David Sarnoff took the dream of having a receiver in every home, and brought radio to the masses as head of RCA and its affiliate, NBC.
Edwin Armstrong devised one of the first effective AM receivers in 1912, and singlehandedly developed almost all of the basic circuitry used in FM broadcasting. Although FM offered vastly superior audio quality, RCA was determined to protect their investment in AM technology, and involved Armstrong in endless legal litigation to prevent FCC approval of the newer system.
So in answer to your questions, de Forest and Armstrong were responsible for the technology, Sarnoff for the distribution. And Armstrong was not responsible for the success of RCA.
My memory on this has been refreshed with a quick look at "Panati's Browser's Book of Beginnings". |
Michael Yip (Mightyslash)
Junior Member
Username: Mightyslash
Post Number: 161
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, March 29, 2003 - 7:59 pm: | |
Does anyone know who was the most responsible for the success of Radio in the U.S.? Was it DeForest, Armstrong or Sarnoff? Second question is, who was the most responsible for the success of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA)? Armstrong or Sarnoff? Thanks. |