INVENTION EVOLUTION EVOLUTION OVER TIME Radio evolved from its Radio has evolved over discovery in 1893 to the time, from having a clearer year 2023. sound in the 1990s to becoming complex devices with screens and controls in In 1923, Edwin Armstrong the 2000s. invented the superheterodyne radio, which was a breakthrough in its operation. In the 1930s and 1940s, radio became smaller and cheaper due to Radio has become a common technological advances. technology in modern In the 1950s and 1960s, society, present in both radio began to broadcast national news and became automobiles and homes. more portable. In the 1970s and 1980s, Beginning in the 1990s, more people began features such as lights, It took many years for the listening to the radio controls, and a screen for radio to become popular thanks to changes that viewing the station were and become a common made it easier to listen to added. household item. music and tune in to In the 2000s, the radio Radio became an stations around the world. became more compact, inexpensive form of with large screens and entertainment and its controls, and began to be popularity grew rapidly used in automobiles. in the 1930s. Today, the radio has Although there is evolved to include controversy over who features such as clocks invented the radio, and the ability to connect Marconi is credited for it. other devices to play music or make phone calls.