Reginald Aubrey Fessenden Memorial

Austin,
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This plaque, erected in 1983, is dedicated to the memory of Reginald Aubrey Fessenden of Bolton-East who was a researcher, inventor and pioneer in telephone reception. During the First World War, he invented an instrument to locate submarines.

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REGINALD AUBREY FESSENDEN
1866-1932

Ce pionnier de la radiocommunication est né à Bolton-Est.
En 1884, il quitta le Canada et, pendant qu’il dirigeait une
école aux Bermudes, il se donna une formation en
télécommunications. Sa compétence l’amena aux États-Unis
où il fit de la recherche et d’importantes découvertes,
notamment dans le domaine de la réception radiophonique.
Après 1912, il se spécialisa dans les questions de
navigation. Il inventa une sonde sonore, puis durant la
Première Grande Guerre, un instrument pour repérer
les sous-marins.

A pioneer in the field of radio communication, Fessenden
was born in East Bolton Township. He left Canada in 1884
and, while a school principal in Bermuda, became a self-taught
expert on telecommunication theory. This expertise led to
research appointments in the United States where he made
a number of important discoveries including one to facilitate
the audible reception of radio waves. After 1912 he concentrated
on problems concerning marine navigation, inventing the
fathometer (a sonic depth finder) and, during the First
World War, an instrument detecting submarines.

Commission des lieux et monuments historiques du Canada
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.

Gouvernement du Canada - Government of Canada

Location
Reginald Aubrey Fessenden Memorial

Fisher Road & Nicholas-Austin Road
Austin
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 45.1838982
Long. -72.2800049

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