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MARCONI
My Beloved
by
Maria Cristina Marconi
First English-Language Edition
Edited, Enlarged and Updated by
Elettra Marconi
DANTE UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA PRESS
Boston

Contents

Tribute to Guglielmo Marconi (Carlo Rubbia)     9
Foreword (by Elettra Marconi)     13
Introduction (By Maria Cristina Marconi)     16
My Life with Guglielmo     18
Presentation of Marconi's letters     25
Letters written by Guglielmo Marconi to his beloved Maria Cristina     39
Guglielmo Marconi's transmission across the Atlantic, 12th December, 1901     44
Fowey Harbour     55
The Illumination of Sydney: 26th March, 1930     57
The birth of Elettra     93
Villa Griffone     96
The Regattas at Cowes     107
Presentation at Court     113
The London Season--Country Houses     115
The Marconi Company--London and Chelmsford     121
The Inauguration of the Vatican Radio     126
The Ritz Hotel, London     130
Russian Artistes at Covent Garden     132
Elettra as a little girl     134
Blind Navigation     140
The Elettra and Sailing in the Atlantic     143
The Rome-Express and the I Honorary Citizenship of Rome 152
My Parents     155
Music on board the Elettra     158
Conferences     160
Guglielmo Marconi's work continues     162
The Carlo Alberto and the Magnetic Detector     164
North Africa, Gibraltar and Viareggio     168
Porto Santo Stefano and Memories of the fishermen in the Bay of Biscay     170
Spain     185
The Versilian Riviera and Viareggio     188
The Princes of Hesse     190
Visiting the poet Gabriele D'Annunzio     191
Gulielmo Marconi and Mussolini     193
The Gulf Aranci     195
His Majesty King Vittorio Emanuele III on board the Elettra     197
To Venice and Greece on board the Elettra     199
The United States of America     204
A Voyage around the world--Japan     218
Korea and China     235
India and our return to Italy     249
Brazil 1935     255
Villa Repellini: the Parabola (later called the Satellite)     268
Extraction of gold from seawater. On board the Elettra in 1936     287
The death of Guglielmo Marconi     296
The Queen's Cup...by Elettra Marconi     309
The First Transmission...by Elettra Marconi     316
The Arrest of Dr. Crippen...by Elettra Marconi     321
The Rescue of the Titanic...by Elettra Marconi     322
Photos presented...by Elettra Marconi     336
Appendix     357
Honours and decorations conferred on Guglielmo Marconi during his lifetime     358
Plaque to Marconi (Portuguese)     360
Plaque to Marconi (Italian)     361
Schematic for Marconi's receiver     362
U.S. Patent Office, Transmitting Electrical Signals     363
Marriage Certificate of Marconi and Maria Cristina     369
Facsimile of Marchesa Maria Cristina's letter to Cav. Peoni on behalf of the Elettra     370
English language translation of Marchesa's letter     374
Index     376
The documents on pages 362-367 with the estate of Marconi's grandson, Guglielmo Giovanelli Marconi.

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