Antedating of "Radio"

[Fred Shapiro]

radio (non-attributive usage) (OED 1917)

1914 _Chicago Defender_ 21 Nov. 3 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
(heading) Radio controls boat's course.

Fred Shapiro


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