Italian electrical engineer, d. 1937

Usage examples of marconi.

XVIII THE WIRELESS SERVES THE WORLD Marconi Organized Wireless Telegraphy Commercially--The New Wonder at the Service of the World--Marine Disasters Prevented--The Extension of the Wireless on Shipboard--Improved Apparatus--The Wireless in the World War--The Boy and the Wireless.

As in the case of his receiving station, Marconi found that results were much improved when he wired his sending apparatus so that one terminal was grounded and the other connected with an elevated wire or aerial, which is now called the antenna.

It is the story of great men--Morse, Thomson, Bell, Marconi, and others--and how, with the aid of men like Field, Vail, Catty, Pupin, the scientist, and others in both the technical and commercial fields, they succeeded in flashing both messages and speech around the world, with wires and without wires.

There follows the fascinating story of Marconi and the wireless telegraph.

From him young Marconi learned of the work which had been accomplished, and of the apparatus which was then available.

It was this habit of careful and persistent study that made it possible for Marconi to accomplish such wonderful things at an early age.

For a year Marconi dreamed those dreams, studying the books and papers which would tell him more of these wonderful waves.

After much work and adjustment Marconi was able to send a message across the garden.

With the Branly coherer as the basis Marconi sought to make improvements which would result in the detector he was seeking.

By 1896 Marconi had brought this apparatus to a state of perfection where he could transmit messages to a distance of several miles.

The devices which Marconi thus assembled and put to practical use had been, in the hands of others, little more than scientific toys.

XVII WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY ESTABLISHED Marconi Goes to England--he Confounds the Skeptics--A Message to France Without Wires--The Attempt to Span the Ocean--Marconi in America Receives the First Message from Europe--Fame and Recognition Achieved.

The time had now come for Marconi to introduce himself and his discoveries to the attention of the world.

Then, as progress was made and Marconi began to prove his system, the inevitable jealousies arose.

Following the establishment of communication with France, Marconi increased the range of his apparatus until he was able to cover most of eastern Europe.