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Walter L. Shaw

Born December 20, 1916 · Vineland, New Jersey, USA

Died July 21, 1996 · aged 79

Walter L. Shaw Sr. (December 20, 1916, in Vineland, New Jersey – July 21, 1996) was an American telecommunications engineer and inventor who clashed with his employer (variously identified as AT&T, Bell and Southern Bell) over ownership of his inventions. As a result, he quit and eventually ended up supplying the Mafia with black boxes capable of making free and untraceable telephone calls. In 197…

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Genius on HoldGenius on Hold · 2013
Genius on Hold
★ 7.52013
MovieDocumentary
The story of Walter L. Shaw, a telecommunications genius, and his son Walter T. Shaw, a ruthless jewel thief, is a metaphor and a symbol for its time - for the twentieth century and for today.

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