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by JS_startup 5260 days ago
If you haven't already, read up on the tragedy surrounding Edwin Howard Armstrong (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Howard_Armstrong)

Edwin invented FM radio which RCA saw as a threat to its AM empire (much like Edison saw Tesla's AC method of power distribution as a threat to DC). Edwin committed suicide after being bankrupted by RCA's legal onslaught. He never got to see FM radio become a success.