1874 On April 25th, Guillermo Marconi was born in Bologna. His family is very rich and he studies under the guidance of a tutor. During his study in Bologna University, he used electromagnetic waves to conduct a radio communication experiment with a distance of about 2 kilometers, which was successful. 1937 is dead.
1897, Marconi wireless telegraph company was established in London. 1909 won the nobel prize in physics with Braun, and was called "the father of radio". (1943, the US Supreme Court revoked Marconi's original judgment and ruled that Tesla was the inventor of radio. )
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1896 Marconi took his equipment to England, where he was introduced to William Price, chief engineer of the General Post Office, who was later knighted. At the end of this year, Marconi obtained the first patent of wireless telegraph system in the world.
He successfully demonstrated his communication equipment in London, Fort Saris Plain and Bristol Bay. 1897 July, "wireless telegraph and telecommunications co., ltd" was established. In the same year, it was renamed Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co., Ltd.).
In the same year, the transmission of 12 mile (19 km) radio signal was demonstrated to the Italian government in Spezia. 1899, he established radio communication between France and Britain across the English Channel. He established permanent radio stations in Needles, the Isle of Wight and Bournemouth, and later in Hafen Hotel, Poole and Dorset.
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