Edwin Howard Armstrong
       
The Most Prolific and Influential Inventor
in Radio History


December 18, 1890 - January 31, 1954

By:  Al Klase - N3FRQ

   

Greatly strengthens radio signals and makes them more audible.

   
The Superheterodyne Circuit (1918)

Allows radio listeners to tune to a single station, with optimum reception (modern radio)

   
The Superregenerative Circuit (1922)

- Opened up VHF communications

- Made Armstrong rich

   
The Frequency Modulation  System (1933)

- High-Fidelity broadcasting

- Superior mobile radio systems

   

His inventions and developments form the backbone of Radio Communications as we know it.