History of Wireless

  • History of Wireless: Harald Bluetooth

    History of Wireless: Harald Bluetooth

    Namesake of Personal Area Wireless Networking Bluetooth® Logo Harald Bluetooth Gormsson, (approximately 935 - 985) ruled as King of Denmark from around 958, and King of Norway from...

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  • History of Wireless: Steve Jobs

    History of Wireless: Steve Jobs

    Wireless Communications for the Consumer Steve Jobs and the MacBook Air Led by Steven Paul Jobs , (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011), Apple popularized Wi-Fi by incorporating the...

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  • History of Wireless: Norman Abramson

    History of Wireless: Norman Abramson

    Norman Abramson Pioneered Wireless Computer Communications Norman Abramson , (April 1, 1932) is an American engineer and computer scientist, best known for developing the ALOHAnet® system...

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  • History of Wireless: Hedy Lamarr

    History of Wireless: Hedy Lamarr

    Spread Spectrum Communications Pioneer Hedy Lamarr in "The Conspirators" Hedy Lamarr , (November 9, 1913 – January 19, 2000), was an Austrian-American actress who co-invented – with...

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  • History of Wireless: Grace Hopper

    History of Wireless: Grace Hopper

    Commodore Grace M. Hopper, USN First to "Debug" Rear Admiral Grace Hopper (December 9, 1906 – January 1, 1992) was an American computer scientist and United States Navy rear admiral...

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  • History of Wireless: Philo Farnsworth

    History of Wireless: Philo Farnsworth

    Philo Farnsworth Wireless Radio Transmission Philo Farnsworth (August 19, 1906 – March 11, 1971) was an American inventor and television pioneer. A freshly plowed field inspired the Utah...

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  • History of Wireless: Alexander Popov

    History of Wireless: Alexander Popov

    Practical Application of Electromagnetic Radio Waves   Alexander Popov Alexander Popov (March 16, 1859 – January 13, 1906) was a Russian physicist who was the first person to demonstrate...

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  • History of Wireless: Sir J.C. Bose

    History of Wireless: Sir J.C. Bose

    Sir J.C. Bose Microwave Wireless Pioneer Named The Father of Radio Science by IEEE, Jagadish Chandra Bose, (November 30, 1858 – November 23, 1937) was an Indian physicist, biologist,...

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  • History of Wireless: Heinrich Hertz

    History of Wireless: Heinrich Hertz

    Transmission of Electromagnetic Waves Heinrich Rudolf Hertz Heinrich Rudolf Hertz , (February 22, 1857 – January 1, 1894) was a German physicist who built on the electromagnetic wave theory...

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  • History of Wireless: Vacuum Tubes

    History of Wireless: Vacuum Tubes

    Tubes to Transistors Vacuum tubes were critical to the early development and commercialization of radio, television, radar, sound reproduction, telephones, computers, and industrial process...

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  • History of Wireless: Nikola Tesla

    History of Wireless: Nikola Tesla

    Nikola Tesla The Father of Radio Nikola Tesla, (July 10, 1856 – January 7, 1943) was a Serbian-American inventor, mechanical engineer and electrical engineer. In addition to ground breaking...

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  • History of Wireless: James Clerk Maxwell

    History of Wireless: James Clerk Maxwell

    Revolutionary Work in Electromagnetism James Clerk Maxwell James Clerk Maxwell (June 13, 1831 –November 5, 1879) was a Scottish theoretical physicist and mathematician. His most prominent...

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  • History of Wireless: David E. Hughes

    History of Wireless: David E. Hughes

    Welcome to the History of Wireless mini series! Twice a week, we will feature a short entry discussing a historical figure or technology that was important to the evolution and innovation of...

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