Dr. James Harris Rogers was born in Franklin,
Tennessee, in July, 1850, and received his early
_ education in Europe where, as a youth, he dis-
played exceptional inventive ingenuity. From 1877,
when he came to Prince George's County, until his
death in December 1929, he performed extensive
experiments in the field of electrical science in the labo-
ratory of his Hyattsville home. About 50 patents were
received by Dr. Rogers; one of the most important was
for a system of underground and underwater wireless
communication, a major aid to the Allied effort during
World War 1.
An honorary Fellow of the Maryland Academy of
Sciences, Dr. Rogers received degrees of Doctor of
Science from Georgetown University and the University
of Maryland in recognition of his lifetime of scientific
achievement.
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