Landell de Moura

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1861 – 1928

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Who was Landell de Moura?

Father Roberto Landell de Moura was a Brazilian Roman Catholic priest and inventor who publicly demonstrated a radio broadcast of the human voice on June 3, 1900.

Landell de Moura was ordained to the priesthood in 1886 in Rome. He also studied the physical sciences, and following his radio broadcast over 8 km in São Paulo, he was granted a Brazilian patent on March 9, 1901. Landell de Moura then travelled to the United States and secured three patents there, for a "Wave Transmitter", a "Wireless Telephone" and "Wireless Telegraph", both dated November 22, 1904. His subsequent requests to the Brazilian government for assistance in developing his invention were denied, and his efforts then languished.

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Born
Jan 21, 1861
Porto Alegre
Religion
  • Catholicism
  • History of the term "Catholic"
Education
  • Pontifical Gregorian University
Lived in
  • Rio Grande do Sul
Died
Jun 30, 1928

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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