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LEE DE FOREST

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"AID TO DEMOCRACY"

581. LEE DE FOREST (1873-1961). American inventor; pioneer in wireless and often called the 'father of radio'; first to demonstrate sound in motion pictures (1923). ANS on card, 5½"x3½", Aug 18, 1952. De Forest provides Mr. Olsen his new address in Los Angeles, writing in part, "I never received the other card you sent me - likely it got lost in the Am. Television shuffle...I regret the long delay. Sincerely..." On verso is a typed statement signed which he made in a letter to the New York Times. In part, "...But what an aid to democracy talking pictures, radio and television can be. Instead of a static photographer a brief glimpse of a man going by in a car, the American citizen can see and hear his leaders in action and get to know and judge them for himself. I am a proud parent today..." Fine. Est: $250-350

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