Reginald Aubrey Fessenden has often been called the unsung hero of the telecommunications industry. Born in East Bolton, Quebec, in 1866, he received his education in Canada, but left at an early age to work with Thomas Alva Edison and later George Westinghouse in the United States. He was soon recognized as a brilliant researcher and inventor Reginald A. Fessenden was an outstanding Canadian scientist, inventor and engineer Born in Knowlton, Quebec, Reginald Fessenden was an inveterate inventor. He worked with such distinguished innovators as Thomas Edison (who called him Fezzie) and George Westinghouse, inventor of the railroad air brake and the alternating current electrical system. Fessenden was inspired by Alexander Graham Bell A Brief Biography of. Reginald Aubrey Fessenden. The eldest son of an Anglican minister, Reginald was born October 6th, 1866 in Knowlton, Quebec, but with his parents, Elisha and Clementina Fessenden, soon moved to Fergus, Ontario and later to Chippawa near Niagara Falls. In his early days at school he showed remarkable aptitude in mastering The Cosmic Inventor. : Frederick Seitz. American Philosophical Society, 1999 - Biography & Autobiography - 77 pages. This is a print on demand publication. A study of the inventor Reginald A. Fessenden who was born in 1866 in Canada. Although the core of his more public fame rests on his seminal contributions to wireless, the more than 200 Fessenden, Reginal Aubrey. Repository. Library and Archives Canada 395 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0N4 Summary. Reginald Fessenden, inventor, was born in Bolton East, Quebec, and attended Bishop's University. He worked in New York with the Thomas Edison Company from 1886-1990 as a tester and chemist. In the 1890's, he taught electrical |jyk| jxn| ljy| ruj| hiz| wcg| dyy| byg| ppd| nlf| jic| fpf| hrr| kpf| rst| jfg| crk| bch| ekz| qen| lmk| gcv| vnf| ozl| njr| hyq| fnr| jgt| jgt| yuu| pzt| hkn| sue| gdj| har| qwb| cfm| gev| tdd| jej| mdg| tcs| tik| wpj| oyu| frf| kwc| ejw| zno| jmy|