Doctor Lee De Forest was a pioneer in the American radio industry. It's a name held in high regard that will continue to live on for years and years to come. He was born August 26, 1873 just outside of Council Bluffs, Iowa where he was raised by his mother Anna Margaret and his father Henry Swift De Forest. Henry De Forest was a congregational minister, and later the President of Talladega College, which was an African American school in Talladega Alabama where the family would later relocate. As a child, Lee was often persuaded by his father to continue the family tradition and venture into the Ministry. However, Lee's strong and inventive mind led him to venture into the study of Electronics where he would clearly make a name for himself. He Attended Mount Hermon School and in 1893 later enrolled into the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University in Connecticut. One of his early exploits came in the form of him tapping into the university's electrical system which caused the entire campus to black out. This shortly led in a short suspension from the college however, he later earned his bachelors degree in 1896 while using the money he received from his early Mechanical invention's to finance his education expenses. In 1899, he would later attain his PhD. specializing in Radio waves under one of the great Theoretical physicist of that time by the name of Willard Gibbs. After receiving his PhD. he was a staff member at The Armour Institute of Technology and Lewis Institute which now goes by the name of "The Illinois Institute of Technology." While working at the institute he went on to perform the very first long distance broadcast which led to his enhanced interest in Wireless Telegraphy. In 1906 he went on to invent the "audion" which in short, is an electronic amplifying tube that is capable of detecting and amplifying radio signals while powered with small amounts of electricity. It was this invention that led to the con