I Hear You! Fessenden’s his name, and radio’s his game, how this radio changed the world, giving communication a whole new meaning. Starting with a remarkable history of Fessenden, then the fact how people could now talk to anyone no matter what corner of the world they live in and in case of an emergency, news could be given to people in an instant, and now you could know which team is going to take home the Stanley Cup, or listen to your favourite songs. How it began, might just be a little interesting.
“It’s Canadian?!” was the reaction almost any Canadian would have. The runner up to the first successful voice transmission’s inventor was Reginald Fessenden (after Fessenden’s radio, the final radio was then made, by some guy who’s name I couldn't find), who was inspired by famous inventor Thomas Edison and Adolf Slaby and Georg von Arco (who created the first radio transmission, though instead of voice, it was sounds), came the Radio Voice Transmission system. Fessenden, being born in the mid-October of 1866 in Quebec, grew up as an intelligent student and always wanted to be an inventor. So to excel his field of knowledge, he goes to New York City, U.S.A, he applied to a position with Thomas Edison, with the most honest letter: “Do not know much
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The voice transmitter was that one thing that led up to telephones, cell phones, phones, and even the iPhone and evenㅡ Anyways… Fessenden’s invention had stopped potentially mass corpse disposals (yeesh!) and saved you time to not end up missing out on the latest soccer match, all in all, the radio voice transmitter was a pretty large cash-grab for Fessenden, but if there is one thing Reginald Fessenden’s amazing invention has done, it’s that it has really helped us enter what could be the beginning of a new era in
Louis Riel (1844-1885) On November 16, 1885, 41 year old Louis David Riel was executed. Riel was born on October 22nd , 1844 in Saint-Boniface, Red river settlement. Louis Riel was the oldest child out of the eleven children his parents, Louis Riel Sr and Julie Lagimodière had. Growing up Louis Riel was a smart student.
Peter Skene Ogden was a Canadian fur trapper and trader. When he was young he explored the Great Basin, Oregon, Northern California, and the area around the Snake River. He had a reputation as a rough and tough trapper and trader. He came to Utah in 1825. There is a river that is named after him.
On October 3, 1974, at around 10:45 pm, Elton Hymon and Leslie Wright of the Memphis Police Department were responding to a “prowler on the inside” call. They made the scene and observed a woman in the house next to the intended home of the call. She was standing on her front porch pointing at the house. She advised that she had heard glass breaking and someone was breaking into the house next door. As Wright showed both officers on the scene on his radio to dispatch, Hymon went to the rear of the house.
Bob Fosse was a Tony Award-winning choreographer, dancer and director. Fosse was born on June 23rd, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois. As a young boy, Fosse had an early interest in dance. Fosse’s parents noticed that their youngest of six children had an unusual skill in dancing. At age 9, Fosse’s parents enrolled him in a formal tap dancing class.
Hugh Glass was no ordinary man; he was very tough and determined. He is also considered top 10 most badass people in the world. Hugh was born in Pennsylvania around the year of 1783. His family was from Ireland and Scottish decent. When he was young he was captured by group of pirates off the coast of Texas and was forced to become a pirate.
In this book Standage is going to cover up the story from the early inventions in the field of communication up till the age of the internet. The life of the inventors Tom Standage is journalist and author based in London, his specialty is the use of historical analogy in science technology and business writing. Tom Standage is dep-uty editor at The Economist, overseeing its strategy and output on digital platforms, including the web, apps and social media The author presented the both sides in a fair way, but that did not mean that he did not present his ideological viewpoint, he thought that the invention of the telegraph was significantly more important and effective than the internet.
The production of the new smaller and cheaper radio shows that the goal was to get to as all people in Germany. Since more and more people had access to radios ,especially Goebbels radio, his influence
In the late nineteenth century there were many key technological developments the account for the American industrial growth. Technological developments were not the only thing that contributed to the rise of the American industry: raw materials, labor supply, entrepreneurs, federal government, and and an expanding domestic market. Although there were many contributing factors, technological development was one of the principal sources to industrial growth in the late-nineteenth century. In the late 1800’s Cyrus Field created a transatlantic telegraph cable to Europe and in the next ten year Alexander Graham Bell developed the first telephone taking the communication era to new heights.
With the creation of "clear channel" and network radio, homes all over America can enjoy music and entertainments together for the first time. Back then, getting a broadcast on air is already a big hassle. Today pretty much anyone could open up their own station threw internet. Besides that, the concept of operating a channel is also different.
David Venable bio David Venable is an American Television personality who is best known for hosting the QVC show called In the Kitchen. She is active in the industry since 1993. According to David Venable bio, he holds an American nationality and he belongs to white ethnicity. He is also known for selling over a half million copies of his cookbooks which consists of 150 top recipes for yummy foods.
Furthermore, the invention of air mail was also a revolutionary idea that made communication more efficient. Aircraft were substantially faster than any form of ground vehicle, which, “…Made receiving your letters timelier and more reliable” (McAleer). Not only was delivery more prompt, but with the use of bush pilots and bush planes, mail was also able to reach very secluded areas of Canada where land vehicles were unable to deliver. Evidently, air mail became the most effective form of mail transportation, and permitted Canadians to communicate across the entire nation with ease.
Edison was known world-wide as the wizard of Menlo Park, The Father of the electric age, and the greatest inventor to ever live. Also that when WWII broke out, he was asked to invent defencive weapons for submarines, and war ships. He also innovated things by using rubber, concrete, and ethanol. In 1887, Edison opened the first building committed only to research and development in New Jersey.
There are very few things in existence that can impact and help shape many parts society as television is able to do. With just the press of a button, a person can gain a front row seat to different aspects of the world such as politics, news updates, entertainment, or travel, without having to leave the comfort of their living room. Information wasn’t always this easy to attain though. Television, an everyday amenity, took decades of time and research for inventors to create. America during the 1920’s had very little in means of communication when compared to today’s media.
In the shady streets of Compton, California, a teen receives his first Music Mixer. Little does he know, this gift will shape out the rest of his life and of many others worldwide. Andre Romelle Young, also known as “Dr. Dre” is a renowned Hip-Hop artist and highly successful business entrepreneur. He has influenced the course of Rap/Hip-Hop music and those who took part in it. Dr. Dre showed leadership in his early years, aftermath of the N.W.A., and entrepreneurship of his own business.
Silent movies were almost always accompanied by music, from a multipieced pit orchestra to a single piano or even a guitar. This is why silent film audiences seemed perfectly happy with silent movies. There was also technological difficulty of matching sound with visuals so that everyone in the audience could hear. The problems were synchronisation and amplification. A vitaphone was something that produced the first commercially viable sound system.