The First Marriage Proposals Using Morse Code

The History of Telegraphy at the University of Michigan

JOHN PALMISANO

Our February love story interlude continues with a trip back in time to the early days of radio, courtesy of KB8OIS and the University of Michigan archives. Love is on the air! While researching the origins of the University of Michigan Amateur Radio Club, I came across the name of Professor E. Lowell Kelly (Photo A). Kelly had many accomplishments during his life, having served as a president of the American Psychological Association, Peace Corps Director, and Chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of Michigan. His work in psychology focused on job performance and evaluating the training process by standardizing the training, defining the evaluation and assessment process, and formulating consistent terminology. Perhaps his most significant observations were of nighttime military aircraft crashes. Lowell noted that airmen…

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