John Hays Hammond, Jr.

John Hays Hammond, Jr. (born April 13, 1888 in San Francisco , California , † February 12, 1965 in New York City , New York ) was an American inventor and son of the mining scientist and diplomat John Hays Hammond . In the USA he became known as the "father of radio remote control ".

Early years

Born in San Francisco, his family moved to South Africa in 1893, where his father found employment as an engineer in the local mines. In 1898 the family moved to England. There the young Hammond developed a weakness for old castles and the life of earlier times. At the turn of the century, the Hammonds returned to the United States.

The foster fathers Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell

At the age of 12, Hammond accompanied his father on a business trip to the Thomas Edisons company in West Orange , New Jersey . Hammond asked the famous inventor so many questions that Edison himself showed him his company. The two stayed in contact until Edison's death in 1931.

During his studies at Yale University , Hammond met Alexander Graham Bell and subsequently dealt with the field of radio waves. Hammond also had a lifelong personal friendship with Bell.

Activities as inventors

After graduating in 1910, Hammond was employed by the US Patent Office . After advancing there, he founded the Hammond Radio Research Laboratory. A total of around 800 patents and 400 inventions in the field of radio waves or marine weapons are listed under his name.

In 2004 he published his biography Living in the Past, Looking to the Future

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SURNAME	Hammond, John Hays Jr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American inventor
DATE OF BIRTH	April 13, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH	San Francisco
DATE OF DEATH	February 12, 1965
Place of death	new York