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April 15th 04, 11:53 PM
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I did!On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 17:37:58 -0500, Al Arduengo wrote: hehe wrote: On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 22:07:55 +0000 (UTC), "Mike Terry" wrote: Obituaries DONALD HINGS: 1907-2004 Tinkerer invented the walkie-talkie; B.C. resident won international acclaim for developing a portable radio that forever changed battlefield communication TOM HAWTHORN SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL Victoria BC Donald Hings was a self-taught electronics wizard who modified his two-way radio into the walkie-talkie that saved the lives of untold Allied soldiers in the Second World War. Mr. Hings, who has died at the age of 96, was credited as inventor of the walkie-talkie, although he himself never claimed the title. By nature a modest man, he preferred to describe his contributions as belonging to a natural evolution of advancements in the burgeoning electronics field. Others were not as reticent. Motorola unveiled a portable radio in the early 1930s, although it needed to run off a motorcycle battery and only transmitted in Morse code. Some sources cite a team of U.S. Army technicians at Monmouth, N.J. Toronto-born Al Gross claimed to have invented the two-way portable radio in 1938, although by that time Mr. Hings's own radio was He worked as a labourer at a plywood plant before being hired by Cominco, where his insatiable curiosity was indulged. Mr. Hings travelled to Spokane, Wash., in 1939 to file U.S. patents on his portable two-way radio. After an exhausting day of lecturing a patent lawyer on the intricacies of electronics, a tired Mr. Hings was returning to his hotel room when interrupted by excited newsboys. Germany had invaded Poland. His homeland was at war. Off topic.... speak for yourself I did! |
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