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George Owen Squier | |
|---|---|
 Major General George Owen Squier | |
| Born | March 21, 1865[1] Dryden, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | March 24, 1934 (aged 69) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/ |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1887–1923 |
| Rank |  Major general |
| Commands held | Chief Signal Officer |
| Battles/wars | Spanish–American War World War I |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Medal Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Order of the Crown of Italy Legion of Honor Elliott Cresson Medal John Scott Medal Franklin Medal |
| Other work | businessman, scientist |
George Owen Squier (March 21, 1865 – March 24, 1934) was a soldier, scientist, and inventor[2] best known for what today is called Muzak.[3][4]
- ^ "Biographical Memoir of George Owen Squier 1865–1934", by Arthur E. Kennelly, National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Biographical Memoirs Volume XX, presented to the Academy at the Annual Meeting, 1938. Retrieved Apr 1, 2010.
- ^ Clark, Paul W.; Lyons, Laurence A. (2014). George Owen Squier: U.s. Army Major General, Inventor. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786476350.
During the 1920s and '30s, Major General George Owen Squier was one of the most famous men in America and abroad, as a scientist, soldier, military ...
- ^ "George Owen Squier Invents Muzak".
In 1922 American Army Signal Corps officer and inventor Major General George Owen Squier of Washington, D. C. created "Wired Radio," a service that ...
- ^ "The rise of elevator Muzak began with this Michigan inventor". September 13, 2017.
Major General George Owen Squier. The name may not be familiar, but his work in the fields of aeronautics and radio communications ...