Elwell arrived in the United States in 1902 . He applied to Stanford University and entered the electrical engineering program there . In 1906 , he organized fellow students to participate in repairs at the campus , owing to the San Francisco earthquake . He graduated in 1907 . He founded the Poulsen Wireless Telephone and Telegraph Company , later renamed Federal Telegraph Company in 1909
San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Cyril Frank Elwell