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English noun: Lee De Forest | |||
| 1. | Lee De Forest (person) United States electrical engineer who in 1907 patented the first triode vacuum tube, which made it possible to detect and amplify radio waves (1873-1961) | ||
| Synonyms | De Forest, Father of Radio | ||
| Instance hypernym | artificer, discoverer, electrical engineer, inventor | ||
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