Robert H. Marriott, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRobert H. Marriott
American engineer
Date of Birth: 18-Feb-1879
Place of Birth: Richwood, Ohio, United States
Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001
Profession: engineer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Robert H. Marriott
- Robert Henry Marriott (1879-1951) was an American electrical engineer, and one of the first persons to work in the field of radio communication.
- In 1902 he engineered the first commercial radiotelegraph link established in the United States by a U.S.
- company, connecting the island of Santa Catalina with the California mainland.
- He founded the Wireless Institute professional society in 1909, which was merged in 1912 with the Society of Wireless Telegraph Engineers to form the Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE), and served as the IRE's first president.
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