William Henry Ward on 30 April 1872 was granted a USA patent for "Improvement for collecting electricity for telegraphing" (U.S. Patent No. 126,356). He theorized that an "electrical layer in the atmosphere" could carry signals like a telegraph wire, and thus is sometimes listed among supposed inventors of radio.

See also

• Mahlon Loomis

External links

• http://www.npr.org/euonline/members/feature/inventors/references.htm
• http://earlyradiohistory.us/sec021.htm