The scientist Edwin Howard Armstrong

Edwin Howard Armstrong

Living place: New York

Birthday: 18-12-1890

Global rank: #80756

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Who is The scientist Edwin Howard Armstrong?
Electrical engineer who created modern radio frequency (FM) modulation. By the end of his career, he was awarded 42 patents and was the recipient of the French Legion of Honor, the Franklin Medal in 1941 and the Edison Medal in 1942, among many other awards.
He jumped to his death from the thirteenth floor of his New York City apartment after losing most of his money due to five legal tussles with the RCA.
 
 

Young / Before famous

At the age of 11, he witnessed Guglielmo Marconi's trans-radio transmitter, which inspired him to learn all about radio.

Family life info

He married his boss's secretary, RCA president David Sarnoff in 1922.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling The scientist Edwin Howard Armstrong?
There is an Armstrong Hall at Columbia University named after him, and a famous restaurant in the hall was used for episodes of Jerry Seinfeld of the sitcom "Seinfeld."

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When was The scientist Edwin Howard Armstrong born?
Edwin Howard Armstrong was born in 18-12-1890, death year is , at the age of 134.
Where is The scientist Edwin Howard Armstrong's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Edwin Howard Armstrong was born in New York, . is a The scientist, whose Zodiac is Sagittarius, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Tiger. Edwin Howard Armstrong's global rank is 80756 and whose rank is 607 in list of famous The scientist.
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Events in 1890 and 18-12

Birthday Edwin Howard Armstrong (18-12) in history

  • Day 18-12 year 1737: Renowned violinist and violinist Antonio Stradivari has passed away in Cremona, Italy.
  • Day 18-12 year 1787: New Jersey became the third state to ratify the United States Constitution.
  • Day 18-12 year 1865: Slavery was abolished with the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.
  • Day 18-12 year 1892: Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker Suite" premiered at St. Petersburg's Maryinksy Theatre.
  • Day 18-12 year 1944: The Supreme Court upheld the wartime internment of Japanese-Americans.
  • Day 18-12 year 1956: Japan was admitted to the United Nations.
  • Day 18-12 year 1957: The Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania became the first civilian nuclear facility to generate electricity in the United States.
  • Day 18-12 year 1969: The British Parliament abolished the death penalty for murder.
  • Day 18-12 year 2000: George W. Bush received 271 votes in the delayed Electoral College balloting.
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