The proper pronunciation of Fessenden in English, based on Google Translate, is “fes-en-den”. “Fes” rhymes with “mess”, “en” rhymes with “den”, and “den” rhymes with “males”.
Reginald Fessenden was a Canadian inventor and radio pioneer who’s credited with inventing the primary radiotelephone. He made the world’s first voice transmission over radio waves in 1900.