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George Owen Squier (March 21, 1865 – March 24, 1934) was an American general, scientist, and inventor [2] best known for inventing and popularizing what today is called Muzak. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Life and military career
Inventor George Owen Squier, credited with inventing telephone carrier multiplexing in 1910, developed the original technical basis for Muzak. [7] [8] [9] He was granted several US patents in the 1920s [9] related to transmission of information signals, among them U.S. patent 1,641,608 a system for the transmission and distribution of signals over electrical lines.
By 1911, Major General George Owen Squier was conducting some of the earliest studies designed to put carrier current transmissions, which he called "wired wireless", to practical use. [2] To be effective, the radio transmitter must be capable of generating pure continuous-wave AM transmissions.
The General G. O. Squier class of transport ships was built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. The class was based upon the Maritime Commission's Type C4 ship. The class was named for United States Army Major General George Owen Squier. [1] [2] The first ship was launched in November 1942, while the last was launched in April 1945.
This site is the center piece of the University of Kentucky's Adena Park and is located on a bank 75 feet (23 m) above Elkhorn Creek.It features a causewayed ring ditch with a circular 105-foot (32 m) diameter platform, surrounded by a 45-foot (14 m) wide ditch and a 13-foot (4.0 m) wide enclosure with a 33-foot (10 m) wide entryway facing to the west.
Squier is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Billy Squier (born 1950), American rock musician; Carl Browne Squier (1893–1967), American World War I aviation pioneer; Cecil Clyde Squier (died 1951), American politician from Maryland; Ephraim George Squier (1821–1888), American archaeologist; George Owen Squier (1863–1934 ...
The Big Beat is a 1980 song by Billy Squier from his debut album The Tale of the Tape. [1] While it never charted, the song has become a sampling staple in hip-hop music. [ 2 ] As of 2020, the song has been sampled in almost 300 recordings. [ 3 ]
U.S. Army Major General George Owen Squier was granted U.S. Patent No. 1,641,608 for his invention of "wired radio", a forerunner of Muzak and cable television that sent clear radio signals to home subscribers without the interference that plagued wireless radio broadcasts. Squier had applied for his patent on June 24, 1922, shortly after it ...