Leonard F. Fuller

Dr. Leonard F. Fuller (August 21, 1890 – April 23, 1987) was a noted American radio pioneer. In 1919, Fuller earned a PhD degree at the Stanford Department of Electrical Engineering.[1] In World War I, he was part of the antisubmarine group of the National Research Council, and charged with the design and installation of the "high-power transoceanic radio telegraph stations" built by the United States Army and Navy. He held 24 patients for inventions before his death.[2] He spent time as chair of the electrical engineering department at University of California, Berkeley, and then was acting professor of electrical engineering at Stanford University from 1946 until he retired in 1954.[2]

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  2. ^ a b "Leonard Fuller Sr., 96, Dies; Radio Pioneer and Inventor", The New York Times, p. 28, 28 April 1987, retrieved 25 January 2023