To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth - all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne.

De Forest wanted to keep a tight hold on his tube business by demanding retailers that their customers must return their worn out tube before they can get another. DeVry University was originally named DeForest Training School by its founder Dr.

Lee de Forest (August 26 1873 – June 30 1961) was an American inventor with over 180 patents to his credit. He was a charter member of the Institute of Radio Engineers. Herman A.