Reginald Aubrey Fessenden\, a Marconi contemporary\, made significant advances in radio technology from 1900 to 1911. \; His work was focused on continuous wave transmissions with the goal of transmitting sound over radio waves. \; He was the first to demonstrate practical radio telephony and several of his other innovations made their way to the Chatham RCA station. \; However\, his track record commercializing inventions was less impressive. \; Some of his inventions were ahead of their time but he was also unable to manage ownership issues with financial partners. \; We&rsquo\;ll look at his life\, selected radio inventions\, business activity and contrast his contributions to that of Guglielmo Marconi.
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\nAbout Our Speaker

Tom Inglin earned a PhD in Organic Chemistry and spent 35 years in Consumer and Healthcare Product Development. \; He holds 12 patents\, is a Registered Patent Agent and Adjunct Professor at the University of Cincinnati School of Pharmacy. \; His lifelong interest in radio began at a young age when he imagined radio waves traveling across the Atlantic Ocean to France while visiting his grandparents at the New Jersey shore. \; It wasn&rsquo\;t until later that he realized he was sometimes looking West across the Delaware Bay. \; An amateur radio operator since high school\, his retirement volunteer gig at the Marconi/RCA Wireless Museum is a dream come true. \; He is currently a museum docent and Secretary of Chatham Marconi&rsquo\;s Board of Directors.
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\nAbout Chatham Marconi Maritime Center
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\nFounded in 2002\, the Center is a 501(c)(3) organization which preserves the history of Chatham Radio/WCC and celebrates 20th Century maritime communication through interpretive museum exhibits\, educational programs and community engagement. \; \;The Center comprises the historic Marconi-RCA Wireless Museum and an Education Center offering education in communications science and technology. \; These programs include the Chatham Marconi TechSmart outreach initiative that delivers original wireless technology instruction directly to children in Cape Cod classrooms. \; More at: \;www.ChathamMarconi.org.
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\nAbout the Chatham Marconi Speaker Series
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\nPrograms are usually presented on on the first Thursday of each month from September through June\, and on alternate Thursday evenings during the Summer. \; Subjects are drawn from the resources of the Marconi-RCA Wireless Museum\, the museum'\;s education programs\, or member-suggested topics related to our mission. \;