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Benjamin Abrams

1893-08-18 – 1967-06-23

Portrait of Benjamin Abrams
Benjamin AbramsCredit: Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corp

Life & Legacy

Benjamin Abrams (August 18, 1893 – June 23, 1967) was an American businessman and a founder of Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corporation after his purchase of Emerson Records in 1922. Along with his brothers he invented a number of devices that are commonplace today, among them midget transistor radios, self-powered radios, and clock radios.

Occupation & Career

inventor, engineer, businessperson

Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q4888182 — wikidata View source

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