1905 in radio explained

The year 1905 in radio involved some significant events.

Events

• Reginald Fessenden invents the superheterodyne receiver.^[1]
• Marconi invents the directional antenna.^[2]

Births

• 14 January  - Mildred Albert, American fashion commentator, broadcast personality and fashion show producer (d. 1991)
• 20 April  - Inés Rodena, Cuban broadcast writer (d. 1985)
• 14 May  - Herb Morrison, American radio reporter (d. 1989)
• 23 June  - Mary Livingstone, American radio comedian (d. 1983)
• 4 October  - Leslie Mitchell, British announcer (d. 1985)
• 21 November  - Ted Ray, born Charles Olden, English comedian (d. 1977)
• Douglas Ritchie, British radio news editor and wartime propaganda broadcaster (d. 1967)

Notes and References

1. Book: Nahin, Paul J.. The Science of Radio. New York. AIP Press. 2nd. 2001. 91. 0-387-95150-4.
2. Web site: Radio/Broadcasting Timeline. CBN History. WCBN. 2019-10-22. 2022-03-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20220301024429/http://www.wcbn.org/history/wcbntime.html. dead.