Birth Name: Edwin Howard Armstrong
Occupation: Engineer
Place Of Birth: New York
Date Of Birth: December 18, 1890
Date Of Death: January 31, 1954
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: American
Edwin Howard Armstrong was born on the 18th of December, 1890. He was popular for being a Engineer. Electrical engineer who created the modern frequency modulated (FM) radio. By the end of his career he had been awarded 42 patents and was the recipient of the French Legion of Honor, the 1941 Franklin Medal and the 1942 Edison Medal, among other awards.
Edwin Howard Armstrong was born in New York. At age 11 he witnessed Guglielmo Marconi ‘s transatlantic radio transmission, which inspired him to learn all about radio. He jumped to his death from the thirteenth floor of his New York City apartment after losing most of his money due to years of legal tussles with RCA.
Edwin Howard Armstrong was a Sagittarius and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Edwin Howard Armstrong was born in 1890s.
Edwin Howard Armstrong is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
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Edwin Howard Armstrong was born in the Year of the Tiger.
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| REAL NAME: | Edwin Howard Armstrong |
| NICKNAME: | Edwin |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Sagittarius |
| BIRTH DAY: | Thursday |
| DEATH DAY: | Sunday |
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Zodiac Sign: Edwin Howard Armstrong was a Sagittarius. People of this zodiac sign like freedom, travel, philosophy, being outdoors and dislike clingy people, constrained, off-the-wall theories. The strengths of this sign are being generous, idealistic, sense of humor, while weaknesses can be to promise more than can deliver, impatient and say anything no matter how undiplomatic. The greatest overall compatibility with Sagittarius is Gemini and Aries.
Chinese Zodiac: Edwin Howard Armstrong was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are thought to be brave and independent. They're respected for their deep thoughts and courageous actions, but sometimes show off when accomplishing something.
Ruling Planet: Edwin Howard Armstrong had a ruling planet of Jupiter and has a ruling planet of Jupiter and by astrological associations Thursday is ruled by Jupiter. This planet represents abundance, prosperity and the principle of expansion. People who are born with Jupirer as the ruling planet are optimistic and have a big appetite for life.
Edwin Howard Armstrong’s birth sign is Sagittarius and he had a ruling planet of Jupiter.
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