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Please join us to learn and reminisce about the 116-year history of the WPI Wireless Association and W1YK (formerly called the Radio Club) and its partnership with the WPI Gordon Library's Archives & Special Collections team on their extensive research and documentation.
The Wireless Association has its roots in the beginnings of Amateur Radio. The group was first founded in October of 1909, by Oliver B. Jacobs and a group of 40 other men. Over the years, the Wireless Association has been at the forefront of radio technology, as the school has been in other fields. Robert Goddard, the father of modern rocketry attended the school, as did Atwater Kent, who did experimentation with radio as well. Today W1YK is still experimenting in modern modes of Amateur Radio, such as packet radio and satellites.
Are you a former Wireless Association or Radio Club member? We would love to hear about your experience with the organization!
MEET THE PRESENTERS
Presenters include Paige Rust '26 BS Aerospace Engineering and Electrical & Computer Engineering is former and interim student organization historian. Gillian McCuistion is the Institute and Outreach Initiatives Archivist for WPI's Archives & Special Collections.
DATE/TIME
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST
LOCATION
This event will be held via Zoom. Registrants will receive the Zoom URL in their registration confirmation email.
This program is hosted by WPI Voyagers and is open to all members of the WPI community.
Learn more about WPI Voyagers longstanding history as a social engagement organization for the WPI community, upcoming programs and membership opportunities.