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Edwin Howard Armstrong, American Inventor

Armstrong with a radio receiver of his own design. Edwin Howard Armstrong (December 18, 1890 - January 31, 1954) was an American electrical engineer and inventor, best known for developing FM (frequency modulation) radio. He held 42 patents and received numerous awards, including the first Medal of Honor awarded by the Institute of Radio Engineers, the French Legion of Honor, the 1941 Franklin Medal and the 1942 Edison Medal. He was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame and included in the International Telecommunication Union's roster of great inventors. In 1954, bitter and overtaxed by years of litigation and mounting financial problems, Armstrong removed the air conditioner from a window in his apartment on the 13th floor of River House in NYC, and jumped to his death. His body - fully clothed, with a hat, overcoat and gloves - was found in the morning on a third-floor balcony by a River House employee. He was 63 years old.
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Edwin Howard Armstrong, American Inventor
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Traduction automatique: Armstrong avec un récepteur radio de sa propre conception. Edwin Howard Armstrong (18 décembre 1890 - 31 janvier 1954) était un ingénieur électricien et inventeur américain, surtout connu pour avoir développé la radio FM (modulation de fréquence). Il détenait 42 brevets et reçu de nombreuses récompenses, dont la première médaille d'honneur décernée par l'Institut des ingénieurs radio, la Légion d'honneur française, la médaille Franklin de 1941 et la médaille Edison de 1942. Il a été intronisé au Temple de la renommée des inventeurs nationaux et figure sur la liste des grands inventeurs de l'Union internationale des télécommunications. En 1954, amer et surmené par des années de litiges et de problèmes financiers croissants, Armstrong enleva le climatiseur d'une fenêtre de son appartement au 13ème étage de River House à New York et sauta vers la mort. Son corps ? entièrement habillé, avec un chapeau, un pardessus et des gants ? a été retrouvé dans la matinée sur un balcon du troisième étage par un employé de River House. Il avait 63 ans
Armstrong with a radio receiver of his own design. Edwin Howard Armstrong (December 18, 1890 - January 31, 1954) was an American electrical engineer and inventor, best known for developing FM (frequency modulation) radio. He held 42 patents and received numerous awards, including the first Medal of Honor awarded by the Institute of Radio Engineers, the French Legion of Honor, the 1941 Franklin Medal and the 1942 Edison Medal. He was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame and included in the International Telecommunication Union's roster of great inventors. In 1954, bitter and overtaxed by years of litigation and mounting financial problems, Armstrong removed the air conditioner from a window in his apartment on the 13th floor of River House in NYC, and jumped to his death. His body - fully clothed, with a hat, overcoat and gloves - was found in the morning on a third-floor balcony by a River House employee. He was 63 years old.
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19.7 x 43.2 cm | 7.8 x 17.0 in (300 dpi)
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