· Updated January 16, 2025 12:00 AM · 3 min read read
The boy is a genius! So said Thomas Edison after spending a day at his New Jersey laboratory with 12 year-old John Hays Hammond, Jr. The young Hammond would grow up to become the second most prolific patent holder after Edison, with more than 800 inventions ranging from self-launching missiles to kitchen appliances. He was a millionaire at the age of 19 and is known as the "Father of Radio Control." In the 1920s, Hammond built a castle in Gloucester to house his scientific laboratory and burgeon
The boy is a genius! So said Thomas Edison after spending a day at his New Jersey laboratory with 12 year-old John Hays Hammond, Jr. The young Hammond would grow up to become the second most prolific patent holder after Edison, with more than 800 inventions ranging from self-launching missiles to kitchen appliances. He was a millionaire at the age of 19 and is known as the "Father of Radio Control." In the 1920s, Hammond built a castle in Gloucester to house his scientific laboratory and burgeon…
