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Lee de forest biography summary organizer
| Lee De Forest | |
De Forest patented the Audion, | |
| Born | August 26, 1873 |
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| Died | June 30, 1961 Hollywood, California |
| Occupation | inventor |
Lee De Forest (August 26, 1873 – June 30, 1961) was an American inventor with over 300 patents to his credit.
De Forest invented the triode vacuum tube, which ushered in a new age of electronics through its use in the amplification of electrical signals. He made some of the earliest motion pictures with sound, and the system he devised was later adopted by the large Hollywood studios.
De Forest's zeal for promoting the mass media helped shape it into the force it is today.
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Unfortunately, his life was marred by bitter lawsuits over patent rights with other inventors, particularly Edwin Howard Armstrong, and was driven toward bankruptcy. He married four times, going through three divorces.
Biography
Lee De Forest born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the second eldest of three children born to Henry Swift