1924 Radio Fan

1924ScienceInventionA hundred years ago, this young radio fan is listening to her, well, radio fan. The receiver was constructed into a fan which could be used for cooling. But upon connection to an antenna and ground, programs could be heard over the headphones.

The illustration appeared in the June 1924 issue of Science and Invention, which did point out that if the fan was used for cooling, the detector might get knocked out of place.



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