Electronics Research Laboratory

Electronics Research Laboratory (HM12I)

Location: Palo Alto, CA 94301 Santa Clara County
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N 37° 26.484', W 122° 9.468'

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Original site of the laboratory and factory of Federal Telegraph Company, founded in 1909 by Cyril F. Elwell. Here, with two assistants, Dr. Lee de Forest, inventor of the three-element radio vacuum tube, devised in 1911-13 the first vacuum tube amplifier and oscillator. World-wide developments based on this research led to modern radio communication, television, and the electronics age.
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HM NumberHM12I
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Marker Number836
Year Placed1970
Placed ByState Department of Parks & Recreation, Palo Alto Historical Association, City of Palo Alto
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Date Added Saturday, October 25th, 2014 at 5:24am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 574500 N 4144173
Decimal Degrees37.44140000, -122.15780000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 26.484', W 122° 9.468'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 26' 29.04" N, 122° 9' 28.08" W
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Area Code(s)650, 510, 415
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 190 Channing Ave, Palo Alto CA 94301, US
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