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A. Atwater Kent
Arthur Atwater Kent (1873–1949) was a thrifty New Englander born in Vermont, educated at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, who invented the closely timed ignition system, and operated the Atwater Kent radio factory in Pennsylvania (the world's largest at the time). Some key dates in his career include first manufacturing 1896, Philadelphia move 1902, ignition systems 1907, first radio instruments 1921, open set 1922, mahogany box sets 1924, metal box sets 1926, Superheterodynes 1930, closed plant 1936.
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