Arthur Atwater Kent Sr. (December 3, 1873 – March 4, 1949) was an American inventor and prominent radio manufacturer based in Philadelphia.

Kent entered Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s freshman mechanical engineering class in the fall of 1895.

[4] In 1923, his firm started producing complete radio sets, using a facility on Stenton Avenue, introducing the Model 10 for Christmas that year.

The company also sponsored the popular The Atwater Kent Hour, a top-rated radio concert music program heard on NBC and CBS from 1926 to 1934.

Their wooden cabinets were made for Atwater Kent by the Red Lion and Pooley furniture companies.

The company adjusted to consumer demands by building smaller, tabletop radio sets, but Kent was not one to compromise on quality.

A drop in demand was compounded by the expiration of patents on the superheterodyne circuit—which led directly to the proliferation of inexpensive All American Five radio designs.

[10] In 1937, Kent helped to organize and pay for the restoration of the Betsy Ross House in Center City Philadelphia.