William Dubilier
William Dubilier (July 25, 1888 in New York City[1]– July 25, 1969) was an American inventor in the field of radio and electronics. He demonstrated radio communication at Seattle's Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition on June 21, 1909; ten years before the first commercial station operated.[2] A graduate of Cooper Union, he was the first to use sheets of naturally occurring mica as the dielectric in a capacitor.[3] Mica capacitors were widely used in early radio oscillator and tuning circuits because the temperature coefficient of expansion of mica was low, resulting in very stable capacitance – mica capacitors are still used where exceptional temperature stability is needed.
He founded the Dubilier Condenser Company in New York in 1920.[4] His son Martin H. Dubilier also became a prominent inventor and company founder.[5]
References
- ↑ DUBILIER, William in Who's Who in America (14th edition, 1926); p. 624
- ↑ Prosser, William T. (April 1912). "Wireless Telephone for Everybody". Technical World Magazine: 329–331. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- ↑ "William Dubilier, Inventor Dies". The Palm Beach Post Post. July 27, 1969. p. B01. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
In 1955, his alma mater, Cooper Union awarded him the first Gano Dunn Medal and in 1966 awarded him its Professional Achievement Citation...
- ↑ Blecha, Peter (November 7, 2008). "William Dubilier unveils an astonishing new "wireless telephone" to fairgoers at Seattle's Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition on June 21, 1909". HistoryLink.org- the Free Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- ↑ Alison Leight Cowan (September 6, 1991) Martin Dubilier, 65, an Inventor Who Invested in Companies, Dies. New York Times