Francis Joseph McCarty | |
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| Born | May 23, 1888 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | May 11, 1906 (aged 17) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Radio experimenter |
| Family | Mary Eunice McCarthy (sister) John P. McCarthy Henry McCarty (brothers) |
Francis Joseph McCarty (May 23, 1888 – May 11, 1906) was a San Francisco experimenter, who conducted early radiotelephone research and development. He died at the age of 17, but despite his young age and early death, in 2011 he was elected into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame, recognized as being one of the "pioneers of broadcasting in the Bay Area".[1]