Dr Lee DeForest Father of Radio RPPC Postcard
Updated August 8, 2026
| Lot number | 12 |
| Estimate | 50.00 - 75.00 USD |
| Category | Electronics & Gaming |
| Auction | The Richest Hill on Earth - Day 3 |
| Date | August 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT |
| Auction house | Davis Brothers Auction |
| Location | Missoula, Montana |
Also known as the Father of Radio. Lee de Forest (born August 26, 1873, Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S. died June 30, 1961, Hollywood, California) was an American inventor of the Audion vacuum tube, which made possible live radio broadcasting and became the key component of all radio, telephone, radar, television, and computer systems before the invention of the transistor in 1947.
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