Talk:Alfred H. Thiessen

Date of death?

How come that the date of death is unknown? (Apparently, not even the approximate year of his death). Did he disappear into the woods somewhere, and was never heard of again? If the date of his retirement is known, April 30, 1942, I presume that this is also the earliest possible date of his death, in case he died in the evening of his retirement day. But if we don't know when he died, how do we know that he died? True, if he was still alive today, he would be the oldest known man of the world, at an age of 136 years. Highly improbably, if not impossible. But where exactly is the borderline between improbable and impossible?--Ratzer (talk) 08:23, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Ratzer, that is a good question, and no doubt Alfred Thiessen is dead. The date of death is not included because it was not available in sources that I could find. If you could find and add that information, it would be welcome.MTheisen (talk) 22:59, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

First Radio Message?

Should there be a mention of Thiessen's role in Fessenden's research, and notably, his inclusion in the first widely accepted radio message, "One, two, three, four - Is it snowing where you are, Mr. Thiessen?" 68.149.174.108 (talk) 03:46, 4 December 2010 (UTC)