ABSTRACT
Edison Vasilyevich Denisov was born on April 6,1929 in Tomsk, the first university city in the Asiatic part of Russia. 1 His father, Vasily Grigoryevich (1906-41) was a remarkable person. A radio physicist passionately in love with his voca-tion, 2 he was one of the pioneers of the large-scale movement of wireless enthusiasts, which emerged in the twenties in this country. Vasily Denisov invented a short-wave transmitter, the first of its kind in Siberia, conducted the first experiments in aviation radio communication, set up the first broadcasting station in Western Siberia, and devised a ‘Magniton’ device for musical accompaniment to silent films. The call-sign of his home radio station was known to radio-amateurs in many countries. 3 The composer’s mother, Antonina Ivanovna Titova (b. 1905) was a doctor by profession. Upon graduation from the Medical Department at Tomsk University, she held various medical positions.
