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Edwin Howard Armstrong (December 18, 1890 [2] – February 1, 1954 [3]) was an American electrical engineer and inventor, who developed FM ( frequency modulation) radio and the superheterodyne receiver system. He held 42 patents and received numerous awards, including the first Medal of Honor awarded by the Institute of Radio Engineers (now ...
Edwin H. Armstrong (born December 18, 1890, New York, New York, U.S.—died January 31/February 1, 1954, New York City) was an American inventor who laid the foundation for much of modern radio and electronic circuitry, including the regenerative and superheterodyne circuits and the frequency modulation (FM) system.
May 7, 2019 · Edwin Howard Armstrong (December 18, 1890–February 1, 1954) was an American inventor and one of the great engineers of the 20th century. He is best known for developing the technology for FM (frequency modulation) radio. Armstrong won numerous patents for his inventions and was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1980.
- Mary Bellis
Jan 28, 2023 · Edwin Howard Armstrong was the so-called Radio Boy, an American engineer who spent his childhood building antenna towers in his backyard and conducting experiments in his attic. Armstrong was born just before the turn of the century in 1890 in Chelsea, New York City, and grew up comfortably in a middle-class household.
- Chantelle Dubois
The inventions of engineer Edwin Howard Armstrong were so important that to this day every radio or television set makes use of one or more of his developments. Born in New York City, Armstrong earned a degree in electrical engineering from Columbia University in 1913.
Feb 27, 2023 · Edwin Howard Armstrong is widely regarded as one of the foremost contributors to the field of radio-electronics. Among his principal contributions were regenerative feedback circuits, the superheterodyne radio receiver, and a frequency-modulation radio broadcasting system. He was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1980.
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Apr 1, 2002 · One striking example is Edwin Howard Armstrong ’13E ’29HON, who spent his adult life at Columbia, first as a student and then as a faculty member. His should be a household name next to Edison’s, and the reasons why this is not so—and Armstrong’s life in general—tell a sad but fascinating story.
