Tag: public domain

• Gives Up Royalties On Great Telephone Invention

  Major George Owen Squier gave the world a gift with one invention, and a decade later invented a technology which would become the butt of jokes. First, he invented the multiplex telephone. That’s the technology which allows several conversations to be carried simultaneously on the same wire without crossover. Instead of profiting from this invention,…

  David Friedman

  March 3, 2011

  Development

  creative commons, Entertainment, George Owen Squire, multiplex, Music, muzak, open source, public domain, radio, Technology