Radio

Guglielmo Marconi got a patent for the radio

Jan 1, 1896

he was the worlds first person to get a patent for a system of wireless telegraphy

formed the Wireless telegraph & Signal Company Limited

Jul 1, 1897

later renamed Wireless Telegraph Company Limited

demonstred the wireless waves

Oct 1, 1897

demonstrated to the Italian Government that the wireless signals we sent over a distance of 12 miles.

determined to prove that wireless waves were not affected by the curvature of the Earth

Dec 1, 1901

he used his system for transmitting the first wireless signals across the Atlantic between Poldhu, Cornwall, and St. John's, Newfoundland, a distance of 2100 miles.

he transmitted the first complete message

Dec 1, 1902

he transmitted the first complete messages to Poldhu from stations at Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, and later Cape Cod, Massachusetts,

Marconi died

Jul 20, 1937

Marconi died in Rome on July 20, 1937.