Hugo Gernsback

Hugo Gernsback (August 16 1884 - August 19 1967) was born in Luxembourg, and immigrated to the United States in 1905. He married three times: to Rose Harvey in 1906, Dorothy Kantrowitz in 1921, and Mary Hancher in 1951. In 1925, Hugo founded radio station WRNY and was involved in the first television broadcasts and is considered a pioneer in amateur radio. He died in New York City.

External links

• Forecast (with posthumous issues, and other material about Hugo Gernsback)
• PBS Rescue at Sea, which contains information about Gernsback's role in early amateur radio