Museum of History and Industry
It may not look like much nowadays, but this device was a breakthrough in telecommunications in its day. The wireless telephone, on display at Seattle’s Museum Of History & Industry, was produced by inventor William Dubilier in 1910. It’s a follow-up to a similar device shown by Dubilier at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in 1909.
Using an innovative condenser, Dubilier’s phone was much smaller than other wireless transmission devices of the era, and it wowed crowds with its ability to transmit voices, not just Morse Code. Dubilier is credited with accurately predicting that wireless phones would someday become commonplace in cars.
Details: McCurdy Park, 2700 24th Ave. E., Seattle WA. Museum open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., general admission $8. More info: www.seattlehistory.org
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