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[[Image:EdwinHowardArmstrong.jpg|thumb|180px|Edwin Howard Armstrong]] | [[Image:EdwinHowardArmstrong.jpg|thumb|180px|Edwin Howard Armstrong]] | ||
| − | Invented FM radio in the basement of [[Philosophy Hall]]. Was owned by RCA and subsequently committed suicide. One of Columbia's most distinguished alumni. | + | Invented FM radio in the basement of [[Philosophy Hall]], doing much of the work as an undergraduate in the [[Electrical Engineering]] Department. Was owned by RCA and subsequently committed suicide in 1954, jumping out of his 13th floor apartment. One of Columbia's most distinguished alumni. |
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Invented FM radio in the basement of Philosophy Hall, doing much of the work as an undergraduate in the Electrical Engineering Department. Was owned by RCA and subsequently committed suicide in 1954, jumping out of his 13th floor apartment. One of Columbia's most distinguished alumni.
