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Guglielmo
Marconi
- 1874 - 1937
by Keith Geddes
A Science Museum Booklet
COPYRIGHT 1974
Second impression 1979
Printed in England
ISBN 0 11 290198 0
Contents
Early experimants 3
The move to England; official demonstrations 6
The Marconi Company 9
Technical sdvances 12
The tranaatlantic venture 14
Success against all odds 18
The anti-climax 20
The growth of marine radio 21
Commercial rivalry and official control 22
Marconi marries 24
The tranaatlantic service 24
Business problems 27
The imperial Wireless Scheme; The Marconi Scandal 29
The first World War 33
The short-wave 'beam' system 34
Marconi's last years 37
Marconi's stature 40
Further Reading 41
Early experimants 3
The move to England; official demonstrations 6
The Marconi Company 9
Technical sdvances 12
The tranaatlantic venture 14
Success against all odds 18
The anti-climax 20
The growth of marine radio 21
Commercial rivalry and official control 22
Marconi marries 24
The tranaatlantic service 24
Business problems 27
The imperial Wireless Scheme; The Marconi Scandal 29
The first World War 33
The short-wave 'beam' system 34
Marconi's last years 37
Marconi's stature 40
Further Reading 41
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2004
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