Way ahead of his time - John Sargrove and his E.C.M.E. @WirelessMuseum
Way ahead of his time - John Sargrove and his E.C.M.E. @WirelessMuseum
Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 44 minutes ago
In the mid 1930s, before there were 3D printers, integrated circuits or even printed circuit boards, John Sargrove was experimenting with creating circuits by spraying metal onto Bakelite with the long term goal of producing inexpensive radios.

Join historian Robert Lozier as he explores the story behind the visionary, but little known, engineer John Sargrove and his Electronic Circuit Making Equipment, or E.C.M.E.

Watch the E.C.M.E in action: youtu.be/3QHizDkrFqg

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