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Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, a pioneer in radio communication, was born in East Bolton Township. He left Canada in 1884 and, while serving as a school principal in Bermuda, became a self-taught expert in telecommunication theory. This expertise led to research appointments in the United States, where he made important discoveries, including one that facilitated the audible reception of radio waves. After 1912, he concentrated on problems of marine navigation, inventing the fathometer, a sonic depth finder, and, during the First World War, an instrument for detecting submarines.
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