Papers relating to H. Grindell Matthews, inventor, 1880-1941
Various documents relating to H. Grindell Matthews
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- ReferenceGB 216 D/D Z 346
- Dates of Creation1910-1994
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- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description9 vols., 9 files
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Administrative / Biographical History
H. Grindell Matthews was an inventor whose more famous inventions include the radio telephone, talking pictures and the death ray, which was pioneered in the 1920s and, following a certain amount of indifference from the British government, was subsequently sold to America. He also assisted with early television experiments. Grindell Matthews lived at Mynydd-y-Gwair, Llangyfelach. He married twice, to a former opera singer, Mrs Olive Waite, and to Madam Ganna Walska, from Poland.
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