title: Mahlon Loomis, D.D.S. Inventor of wireless telegraphy.
abstract: Before Guglielmo Marconi was even born, Mahlon Loomis was harnessing electricity from the atmosphere. Sadly, this dentist from upstate New York has not received the credit he deserves.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vlock
mesh_terms: D006665:History of Dentistry; D049672:History, 19th Century; D009518:New York; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000266:history*