father of radio

1. 1.

   United States electrical engineer who in 1907 patented the first triode vacuum tube, which made it possible to detect and amplify radio waves (1873-1961)

   SynonymsDe ForestLee De Forest

   Broaderelectrical engineerinventor

Questions about father of radio

What does father of radio mean?

father of radio means "United States electrical engineer who in 1907 patented the first triode vacuum tube, which made it possible to detect and amplify radio waves (1873-1961)".

What is another word for father of radio?

Close synonyms include De Forest, Lee De Forest. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is father of radio a common word?

father of radio is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.