The work of three Jews in the development of communications was praised today by Education Commissioner John W. Studebaker in a statement paying tribute to the contributions of immigrants in connection with next Sunday’s broadcast of the Department of Interior series, “Americans All — Immigrants All,” on the Columbia Broadcasting System.
“Fritz Lowenstein, German-Jew, collaborated with John Hays Hammond Jr. in the invention of the automatic wireless selective system,” Mr. Studebaker said. “Another Jews, Arthur korn, perfected a device for transmitting radio photographs….Emile Berliner, German Jew, collaborated with Thomas Edison in inventing the telephone transmitter.”
The Education Commissioner said that “many races have contributed to our nation’s progress in commerce and industry” and “there is not one episode in the development of industry in the United States in which our immigrant peoples have not played a part.”
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