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Nikola Tesla come to America
Nikola tesla, after arrviing to Ameica, sold his patent rights for the transformer, dynamo, and motors to George Westinghouse. -
"wireless telegraphy" demonstrated
Mahlon Loomis, a dentist, was able to make a meter connected to one kite cause another one to move. -
First transatlantic radiotelegraph message
Marconi was succesful in transmitting the message "S" from England to NewFoundland. This took two years. -
Radio Act of 1912
Required all land radio and ship stations to be staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days week. -
Marines adopt the radio
There was little communications for ships out at sea before the radio. Visula signals were used and were still used after the radio was in use for ships. -
The Golden Era makes radio big
With the Great Depression's arrival people began to rely on the radio for retreat. -
radio stations are made
Marconi -
first radio station
In Pennselvania, KDKA became the first radio station -
BBC came to exist
It became the British Broadcasting Corporation when it was granted a Royal Charter. -
FM radio invented
Edwin Armstrong invented the FM transmission. It had a higher range and better sound quality. So it was the new thing to use for music, while am was left for radio talks.