1873 - 1961
Lee De Forest American Inventor
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Lee De Forest dating history
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Lee De Forest was previously married to Marie Mosquini (1930 - 1961), Mary Mayo (1912 - 1930), Nora Stanton Blatch Barney (1908 - 1911) and Lucille Sheardown (1906 - 1907).
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Lee De Forest is a member of the following lists: Academy Honorary Award recipients, California Republicans and Yale University alumni.
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Relationship Statistics
| Type | Total | Longest | Average | Shortest |
|---|
| Married | 4 |
32 years
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14 years, 5 months
|
2 years
|
|---|
| Total | 4 |
32 years
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14 years, 5 months
|
2 years
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|---|
Details
| First Name |
Lee
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| Last Name |
De Forest
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| Full Name at Birth |
Lee De Forest
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| Alternative Name |
Lee De Forest
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| Birthday |
26th August, 1873
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| Birthplace |
Council Bluffs, Iowa USA
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| Died |
30th June, 1961
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| Place of Death |
Hollywood, California
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| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Inventor
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| Occupation |
Inventor
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| Father |
Henry Swift De Forest
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| Mother |
Anna Margaret Robbins
|
Lee de Forest (August 26, 1873 – June 30, 1961) was an American inventor, self-described "Father of Radio", and a pioneer in the development of sound-on-film recording used for motion pictures. He had over 180 patents, but also a tumultuous career—he boasted that he made, then lost, four fortunes. He was also involved in several major patent lawsuits, spent a substantial part of his income on legal bills, and was even tried (and acquitted) for mail fraud. His most famous invention, in 1906, was the three-element "Audion" (triode) vacuum tube, the first practical amplification device. Although De Forest had only a limited understanding of how it worked, it was the foundation of the field of electronics, making possible radio broadcasting, long distance telephone lines, and talking motion pictures, among countless other applications.
