U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for August 26

U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for August 26

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

   (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090226/CENSUSLOGO)    WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26: ELECTRONIC GENIUSES   

Profile America -- Wednesday, August 26th. Two electronic geniuses whose inventions changed the way Americans live were born in August. One was Lee DeForest, whose birthday is noted today. He invented the electron tube among his hundreds of patents and became known as the "father of radio." The idea of wireless broadcasting was so unbelievable, he was once arrested for selling stock to underwrite his invention. The other was television pioneer Philo Farnsworth. He conceived the idea of television broadcasting while still in high school and realized his dream at the age of 21. His first transmitted image was a dollar sign. The ideas of DeForest and Farnsworth are now nearly universal. Homes in America have an average of eight radios and nearly three television sets.

Profile America is beginning its 13th year as a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau.

   Sources:  Chase's Calendar of Events 2009, p.411, 419   Statistical Abstract of the United States 2009, t. 1090    

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/ (look under the "Newsroom" button).

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