The Dubilier Condenser Company was the earliest commercial manufacturer of electronic
capacitors (formerly known as condensers) which were widely used in early radio receivers (wireless sets). The company was founded in New York in 1920 by
William Dubilier
William Dubilier (July 25, 1888 – July 25, 1969) was an American inventor in the field of radio and electronics. He demonstrated radio communication at Seattle's Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition on June 21, 1909; ten years before the first c ...
, who was responsible for many early developments in the field of electronics and radio, including the use of
mica in capacitors.
History Link.org Dubilier was a name commonly found on capacitors in early wireless sets in Britain alongside TCC, Wima and others. Dubilier Condenser was later merged into Cornell-Dubilier.
See also
* History of radio
The early history of radio is the history of technology that produces and uses radio instruments that use radio waves. Within the timeline of radio, many people contributed theory and inventions in what became radio. Radio development began a ...
References
Further reading
"The Capacitor" magazines (1937 to 1964)
Cornell-Dubilier
History of radio in the United States
Electronics companies of the United States
Capacitor manufacturers
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