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Lee DeForest b. 26 August 1873 d. 30 June 1961
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| Lineage | DeForest |
| Sex | Male |
| Full name (at birth) | Lee DeForest |
| Parents
♂ Henry Swift DeForest [DeForest] b. 17 March 1833 d. 27 January 1896 ♀ Anna Margaret Robbins [Robbins] b. 2 July 1848 d. 8 June 1927 | |
| Reference numbers | GEDCOM::tdowling1.ged::INDI @I80858@::Hailey C. Shannon |
Events
26 August 1873 birth: Council Bluffs (Iowa), Pottawattamie County (Iowa)
occupation: Inventor
other: Pic
1906 other: Invented the Audion vacuum tube
30 June 1961 death: Hollywood (California)
burial: San Fernando (California), San Fernando Mission Cem.
Notes
Lee DeForest was an American inventor with over 300 patents to his credit. De Forest invented the Audion, a vacuum tube that takes relatively weak electrical signals and amplifies them. De Forest is one of the fathers of the "electronic age", as the Audion helped to usher in the widespread use of electronics.
He was involved in several patent lawsuits and he spent a fortune from his inventions on the legal bills. He had four marriages and several failed companies, he was defrauded by business partners, and he was once indicted for mail fraud, but was later acquitted.
Copyright © 2001-2005, Tim Dowling email: tdowling_53223@@yahoo.com
From grandparents to grandchildren
census: 1850, Edmeston (New York), Otsego County (New York), Page 82
census: 1850, Edmeston (New York), Otsego County (New York), Page 82
