This 2019 episode covers the career Alfred Wegener had outside of his ideas around what we now understand as plate tectonics, which had both detractors and supporters. 

This 2019 episode covers the career Alfred Wegener had outside of his ideas around what we now understand as plate tectonics, which had both detractors and supporters.

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SYMHC Classics: Alfred Wegener

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This 2020 episode examines how the U.S. got to the point of having one resource, specifically for poisoning, that’s so reliable and available that it gets printed on the labels of consumer products.

This 2020 episode examines how the U.S. got to the point of having one resource, specifically for poisoning, that&rsquo;s so reliable and available that it gets printed on the labels of consumer products.

SYMHC Class: Poison Control

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Tracy and Holly talk about their favorite pens, and Tracy describes a unique radio she had as a child.

Tracy and Holly talk about their favorite pens, and Tracy describes a unique radio she had as a child.

Behind the Scenes Minis: Pens and Dog Radios

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Edwin Howard Armstrong isn’t exactly a well-known inventor, but his work in radio literally changed communications around the globe. But his most famous invention – FM radio – became a source of constant frustration after he developed it.

Research:
Armstrong, Edwin H. “Frequency Modulation and Its Future Uses.” The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, vol. 213, 1941, pp. 153–61. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/1024069
Armstrong, Edwin H. “Personalities in Science.” Scientific American, vol. 154, no. 1, 1936, pp. 3–3. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/26144367
“First public radio broadcast.” Guinness World Records. https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/381969-first-public-radio-broadcast
“FM Inventor Dies in Fall.” The Patriot News. Feb. 2, 1954. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1094174282/?match=1&terms=%22Edwin%20Howard%20Armstrong%22
Lessing, Lawrence P.. "Edwin H. Armstrong". Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Dec. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edwin-H-Armstrong
Lessing, Lawrence P. “Man of High Fidelity: Edwin Howard Armstrong.” Bantam. 1969.
Lessing, Lawrence P. “The Late Edwin H. Armstrong.” Scientific American, vol. 190, no. 4, 1954, pp. 64–69. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/24944524
“Proceedings of the Institute of Radio Engineers, Volume 5.” Institute of Radio Engineers. 1917. Accessed online: https://books.google.com/books?id=YEASAAAAIAAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s
“Radio Broadcast.” Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1922-1930. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=iau.31858044013914&view=1up&seq=277
“Telephoning Without Wires.” The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Oct. 20, 1907. https://www.newspapers.com/image/29125618/?match=1&terms=audion%20%22de%20Forest%22
Tsividis, Yannis. “Edwin Armstrong: Pioneer of the Airwaves.” Columbia Magazine. April 1, 2002. https://magazine.columbia.edu/article/edwin-armstrong-pioneer-airwaves
Turner, H. M. “Dr. Edwin H. Armstrong, Edison Medalist.” The Scientific Monthly, vol. 56, no. 2, 1943, pp. 185–87. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/17796
“What’s the Difference Between AM and FM Radio?” National Inventors Hall of Fame. Aug, 16, 2023. https://www.invent.org/blog/trends-stem/difference-between-am-fm

Edwin Howard Armstrong isn&rsquo;t exactly a well-known inventor, but his work in radio literally changed communications around the globe. But his most famous invention &ndash; FM radio &ndash; became a source of constant frustration after he developed it.
Research:
<ul>
<li>Armstrong, Edwin H. &ldquo;Frequency Modulation and Its Future Uses.&rdquo;&nbsp;The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, vol. 213, 1941, pp. 153&ndash;61.&nbsp;JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/1024069</li>
<li>Armstrong, Edwin H. &ldquo;Personalities in Science.&rdquo;&nbsp;Scientific American, vol. 154, no. 1, 1936, pp. 3&ndash;3.&nbsp;JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/26144367</li>
<li>&ldquo;First public radio broadcast.&rdquo; Guinness World Records. https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/381969-first-public-radio-broadcast</li>
<li>&ldquo;FM Inventor Dies in Fall.&rdquo; The Patriot News. Feb. 2, 1954. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1094174282/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Edwin%20Howard%20Armstrong%22</li>
<li>Lessing, Lawrence P.. "Edwin H. Armstrong".&nbsp;Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Dec. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edwin-H-Armstrong</li>
<li>Lessing, Lawrence P. &ldquo;Man of High Fidelity: Edwin Howard Armstrong.&rdquo; Bantam. 1969.</li>
<li>Lessing, Lawrence P. &ldquo;The Late Edwin H. Armstrong.&rdquo;&nbsp;Scientific American, vol. 190, no. 4, 1954, pp. 64&ndash;69.&nbsp;JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/24944524</li>
<li>&ldquo;Proceedings of the Institute of Radio Engineers, Volume 5.&rdquo; Institute of Radio Engineers. 1917. Accessed online: https://books.google.com/books?id=YEASAAAAIAAJ&amp;source=gbs_navlinks_s</li>
<li>&ldquo;Radio Broadcast.&rdquo;&nbsp;Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page &amp; Co., 1922-1930. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=iau.31858044013914&amp;view=1up&amp;seq=277</li>
<li>&ldquo;Telephoning Without Wires.&rdquo; The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Oct. 20, 1907. https://www.newspapers.com/image/29125618/?match=1&amp;terms=audion%20%22de%20Forest%22</li>
<li>Tsividis, Yannis. &ldquo;Edwin Armstrong: Pioneer of the Airwaves.&rdquo; Columbia Magazine. April 1, 2002. https://magazine.columbia.edu/article/edwin-armstrong-pioneer-airwaves</li>
<li>Turner, H. M. &ldquo;Dr. Edwin H. Armstrong, Edison Medalist.&rdquo;&nbsp;The Scientific Monthly, vol. 56, no. 2, 1943, pp. 185&ndash;87.&nbsp;JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/17796</li>
<li>&ldquo;What&rsquo;s the Difference Between AM and FM Radio?&rdquo; National Inventors Hall of Fame. Aug, 16, 2023. https://www.invent.org/blog/trends-stem/difference-between-am-fm</li>
</ul>

Edwin Howard Armstrong isn’t exactly a well-known inventor, but his work in radio literally changed communications around the globe. But his most famous invention – FM radio – became a source of constant frustration after he developed it. 

Edwin Howard Armstrong

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