INVENTOR OF MICROPHONE.
EARLY RADIO EXPERIMENTS. Several English newspapers recently published articles about David Hughes, the inventor of the microphone, who was born in London one hundred years ago. In 1877 he invented the microphone and the early models of the Hughes microphone can be seen in the Science Museum at South Kensington. . From 187S to 1886 Hughes concentrated on experiments in wireless, and he eventually succeeded in transmitting over a distance of 1500 ft. These early researches were dismissed as more or less unimportant by the president ef the Royal Societv, and Hughes discontinued his experiments. But eight years later the German scientist Hertz discovered the electro-magnetic wave, which had been mathematically discovered by Clerk 'Maxwell. Hughes was undoubtedly a true radio pioneer, worthy to rank with-Lodge, Hertz, Fleming, Marconi and others.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19310827.2.5.5
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20962, 27 August 1931, Page 3
Word Count
133INVENTOR OF MICROPHONE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20962, 27 August 1931, Page 3
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in