Frank Conrad
Electrical engineer, Award Winner
1874 – 1941
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Who was Frank Conrad?
Frank Conrad was a radio broadcasting pioneer who worked as the Assistant Chief Engineer for the Westinghouse Electric Corporation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,. He began what are considered the first regular radio broadcasts from his Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, garage in 1916, and is responsible for the founding of the first licensed broadcast station in the world: KDKA.
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- Born
- May 4, 1874
Pittsburgh - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Employment
- Westinghouse Electric Company
- Westinghouse Electric
- Died
- Dec 11, 1941
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on July 23, 2013
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