Ernest Fisk
| Sir Ernest Fisk | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ernest Thomas Fisk 8 August 1886 Sunbury, Middlesex, England |
| Died |
8 July 1965 Roseville, Sydney, Australia |
| Known for | Radio pioneer |
Sir Ernest Thomas Fisk (8 August 1886 – 8 July 1965) was an English Australian businessman and entrepreneur who was the founder (1913) and later Managing Director (1916) and Chairman (1932) of Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) (AWA). In 1944 was appointed Managing Director of the EMI music empire.[1] [2]
On 22 September 1918 he proved the possibility of direct radio broadcasts from the UK to Australia by receiving the first such message at his Sydney home.[3]
Honours
He was knighted on 11 May 1937.[4]
References
- ↑ Goot, Murray. "Fisk, Sir Ernest Thomas (1886–1965)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- ↑ IEEE New South Wales Section History – IEEE Global History Network.
- ↑ "Ernest Fisk and the first wireless messages from the UK to Australia". State Library of New South Wales.
- ↑ It's an Honour. Retrieved 15 July 2013
External links
- Given, Jock. "Empire State: Ernest Fisk and the World Wide Wireless". ABC Radio National - Hindsight.
- Works by or about Ernest Fisk in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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