Background
Jenkins, Charles Francis was born on August 22, 1867 in near Dayton, Ohio, United States. Son of Amasa Milton and Mary Ann (Thomas) Jenkins.
Jenkins, Charles Francis was born on August 22, 1867 in near Dayton, Ohio, United States. Son of Amasa Milton and Mary Ann (Thomas) Jenkins.
Preparatory education, high school, Fountain City, Indiana, and Spiceland (Indiana) Academy. Student Earlham College. Special lectures, Johns Hopkins.
Doctor of Science, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana, 1928.
Inventor of projecting machine for motion picture theatres, spiral-wound paraffin paper box. Granted 400 patents, foreign and domestic, on inventions in radio-photography, television, radio-movies. President, Jenkins Laboratories.
Research vice president Jenkins Television Corporation.
Director Park Savings Bank, Federal-American Bank & Trust Company Medalist, Franklin Institute and City of Philadelphia. Quaker. Author: Picture Ribbons, 1896.
Animated Pictures, 1898. Motion Picture Handbook, 1908.
Vision by Radio, Radio Photographs, 1925.
Visual Radio and Television, 1928. Home: Washington, Distric.
Married Grace Love, January 30, 1902.