Pioneer Electronics Research Laboratory - Palo Alto, CA
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N 37° 26.491 W 122° 09.460
10S E 574512 N 4144186
Site of the first Pioneer Electronics Research Laboratory.
Waymark Code: WM56KK
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/18/2008
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"This is the original site of the laboratory and factory of Federal Telegraph Company, founded in 1909 by Cyril F. Elwell. Here, Dr. Lee de Forest, inventor of the three-element radio vacuum tube, devised the first vacuum tube amplifier and oscillator in 1911-13. Worldwide developments based on this research led to modern radio communication, television, and the electronics age."
Marker Number: 836.00
Marker Name: Pioneer Electronics Research Laboratory
County: Santa Clara
Has Official CA Plaque: yes
Marker Dedication Date: 05/02/1974
Location: Not listed
Website: Not listed
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