Adolphus Washington Greely
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Adolphus Washington Greely was chief of the U.S. Army Signal Corps from 1887 to 1908(?).
He procured a balloon for the Signal Corps and deployed it in Cuba during the Spanish-American war. He advocated army support for the work of Samuel Pierpont Langley. He also promoted the development of telegraph and radio communications.[1]
Names | Adolphus Washington Greely |
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Birth date | 1844-03-27 |
Death date | 1935-10-20 |
Countries | US |
Locations | Newburyport, Massachusetts; Washington, DC |
Occupations | military officer |
Tech areas | Communications, Military |
Affiliations | United States Army Signal Corps, National Geographic Society |
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