William Henry Ward

William Henry Ward was an American inventor. He was, on April 30, 1872, granted a US patent for "Improvement for collecting electricity for telegraphing" (US 126356). He theorized that an "electrical layer in the atmosphere" could carry signals like a telegraph wire, and thus is sometimes listed among supposed inventors of radio.

• Mahlon Loomis

• http://www.npr.org/euonline/members/feature/inventors/references.htm
• Fakes, Frauds, and Cranks (1866-1922) (earlyradiohistory.us)