[Swprograms] Armstrong FM lab @ Columbia gets Nat'l Historic Landmark status

[Joel Rubin <jmrubin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/ent_radio/story/267054p-228767c.html

First FM lab now 'Historic'

Radio

The Columbia University lab where Edwin Howard Armstrong developed FM
radio technology in the 1930s has been given National Historic
Landmark status.

Armstrong's technology, which gave radio a clearer signal than the AM
band, had its public debut in 1939, though FM wouldn't become widely
popular for another three decades.

An electronics whiz, Armstrong conducted much of his radio research
for military purposes - specifically, to enhance U.S. military
communications in World Wars I and II.

He had a frustrating time, however, with FM. He fought much of his
life to keep the rights to his invention and finally committed suicide
in 1951 when it seemed he had lost them. His wife kept battling and
eventually prevailed in court.


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