John Stone Stone

John Stone Stone (September 24, 1869 – May 20, 1943) was an American mathematician, physicist and inventor. He labored as an early telephone engineer, was influential in developing wireless communication technology, and holds dozens of key patents in the field of "space telegraphy".

Career

Stone was born in Manakin village, Virginia, the son of Charles Pomeroy Stone, the American Civil War general and engineer. Raised in Cairo, Egypt until 1882, Stone was fluent in Arabic, French, and English; his father tutored him in mathematics. Stone also learned to ride in Egypt and was an excellent horseman. On his family's return to the United States, Stone attended Columbia Prep, Columbia University, and Johns Hopkins University.

After early research at American Telegraph & Telephone, Stone created his own company to build transmitting stations for the U.S. Navy. In 1907, Stone started in Boston the Society of Wireless Telegraph Engineers (SWTE). He won the Franklin Institute Edward Longstreth Medal in 1913. J. S. Stone invented the Stone common battery system. J. S. Stone help create the carrier current system of transmission. J. S. Stone's tuned circuits for radio transmitters and receivers had precedence over Guglielmo Marconi's similar system.

Among his political and Americanist activities was as a member of the American Defense Society's Board of Trustees.

Once married and divorced, Stone died in San Diego, California May 20, 1943.

Publications

Stone, J. S., "The Practical Aspects of the Propagation of High Frequency Waves Along Wires".
Stone, J. S., "Theory of Wireless Telegraphy". Transactions of the 1904 Saint Louis International Electrical Congress, Volume III, pages 556-558.

Patents

U.S. patent 0,469,475 - Electric cable (1892)
U.S. patent 0,487,102 - Development and distribution of electricity (1892)
U.S. patent 0,623,579 - Differential electromagnet (1899)
U.S. patent 0,714,756 - Method of selective electric signaling (1902)
U.S. patent 0,717,467 - Method of electrical distribution (1902)
U.S. patent 0,717,509 - Method of relaying space telegraph signals (1902)
U.S. patent 0,717,510 - Method of relaying space telegraph signals (1902)
U.S. patent 0,717,511 - Method of tuning vertical wire oscillators (1902)
U.S. patent 0,717,512 - Tuned electric oscillator (1902)
U.S. patent 0,717,513 - Method of relaying space telegraph signals (1902)
U.S. patent 0,717,514 - Apparatus for relaying space telegraph signals (1902)
U.S. patent 0,717,515 - Method of electrical distribution (1902)
U.S. patent 0,767,970 - Apparatus for simultaneously transmitting and receiving space telegraph signals (1904)
U.S. patent 0,767,971 - Wireless telegraph receiving device (1904)
U.S. patent 0,767,972 - Method of receiving space telegraph signals (1904)
U.S. patent 0,767,973 - Method of increasing the effective radiation of electromagnetic waves (1904)
U.S. patent 0,767,974 - Apparatus for increasing the effective radiation of electromagnetic waves (1904)
U.S. patent 0,767,975 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,767,976 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,767,977 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,767,978 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,767,979 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,767,980 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,767,981 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,767,982 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,767,983 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,767,984 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,767,985 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,767,986 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,767,987 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,767,988 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,767,989 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,767,990 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,767,991 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,767,992 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,767,993 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,767,994 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,767,995 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,767,996 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,767,997 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,767,998 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,767,999 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,768,000 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,768,001 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,768,002 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,768,003 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,768,004 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,768,005 - Space telegraphy (1904)
U.S. patent 0,802,417 - Space telegraphy (1905)
U.S. patent 0,802,418 - Space telegraphy (1905)
U.S. patent 0,802,419 - Space telegraphy (1905)
U.S. patent 0,802,420 - Space telegraphy (1905)
U.S. patent 0,802,421 - Space telegraphy (1905)
U.S. patent 0,802,422 - Space telegraphy (1905)
U.S. patent 0,802,423 - Space telegraphy (1905)
U.S. patent 0,802,424 - Space telegraphy (1905)
U.S. patent 0,802,425 - Space telegraphy (1905)
U.S. patent 0,802,426 - Space telegraphy (1905)
U.S. patent 0,802,427 - Space telegraphy (1905)
U.S. patent 0,802,428 - Space telegraphy (1905)
U.S. patent 0,802,429 - Space telegraphy (1905)
U.S. patent 0,802,430 - Space telegraphy (1905)
U.S. patent 0,802,431 - Space telegraphy (1905)
U.S. patent 0,802,432 - Space telegraphy (1905)
U.S. patent 0,884,106 - Space telegraphy (1908)
U.S. patent 0,884,107 - Space telegraphy (1908)
U.S. patent 0,884,108 - Space telegraphy (1908)
U.S. patent 0,884,109 - Space telegraphy (1908)
U.S. patent 0,884,110 - Space telegraphy (1908)
U.S. patent 1,683,739 - Directive antenna array (1928)
U.S. patent 2,026,712 - Composite oscillator for electromagnetic wave (1936)

External articles

"John Stone Stone : 1869 - 1943". Adventures in Cybersound.
"John Stone Stone 1869 - 1943" IEEE History Center. IEEE, 2003.
Leland I. Anderson (ed.), "John Stone Stone, Nikola Tesla's Priority in Radio and Continuous-Wave Radiofrequency Apparatus". The Antique Wireless Review, Vol. 1. 1986. 24 pages, illustrated. (ed., available at Twenty First Century Books)