George Sweigert

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George Sweigert, 1997

George Harry Sweigert (born February 2, 1920 in Akron , † February 23, 1999 in Fort Wayne ) was an American inventor.

Sweigert served as a radio operator in World War II . He is considered to be the inventor of the cordless telephone , for which he received a patent in 1969 , and was a licensed radio amateur with the callsign N9LC.

Web links

Commons : George Sweigert  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. U.S. Patent 3,449,750
  2. N9LC in the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) database