Iowan Invents Radio: Iowa Time Machine August 26, 1873

Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On August 26, 1873, Lee de Forest, the inventor of the audion vacuum tube and “Father of Radio,” was born in Council Bluffs. Over a tumultuous career, Lee de Forest obtained over 300 patents while developing the technology that made radio broadcasting and long-distance telephone lines possible. After spending his early childhood in Pottawattamie County, Lee de Forest’s…