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Meet
Powell Crosley Jr.
, lifelong
American inventor and entrepreneur
. After making a mint in auto parts, Crosley started in on
phonographs and radios
. Like many radio manufacturers of the time, Crosley stepped up demand by building a
radio station
; a
BIG
radio station. At 500,000 watts it was both the largest-ever commercial radio station with
potential coverage of most of the country
. With that much throw, it seemed a natural fit for the fantastical:
radio
facsimile machines
. Crosley would later get into
appliances
,
sports
, and eventually back into his first love,
automobiles
.
posted by
Ogre Lawless
on Mar 23, 2010 -
17 comments
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since
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posted by
arse_hat
on Nov 29, 2004 -
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