By Mary Bellis
The
Walkie Talkie - Al Gross
Canadian, Al Gross invented the
walkie-talkie in 1938. In 1948, he pioneered Citizens' Band (CB) radio.
In 1949, the very first telephone pager device
was patented by Al Gross and used by the Jewish Hospital in New York starting
in 1950. These were not consumer units. Al Gross' device did not win FCC
approval until 1958.
Another walkie talkie radio was invented by Canadian, Donald L. Hings in 1942.
Related Information
The
History of Radio
Ancient radios - radio (high-frequency
alternator) - the first radio broadcast.
Pagers
