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First Portable Superheterodyne Radio Receiver, Made by Edwin Howard Armstrong, 1923 - The Henry Ford
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Edwin Howard Armstrong (December 18, 1890 – January 31, 1954) was an American electrical engineer and inventor. He has been called 'the most prolific and influential inventor in radio history'. He invented
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