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Guglielmo Marconi
Italian inventor and radio pioneer (1874–1937) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi, 1st Marquis of Marconi FRSA GCVO (Italian: [ɡuʎˈʎɛlmo marˈkoːni]; 25 April 1874 – 20 July 1937) was an Italian[1][2][3][4] inventor, electrical engineer, and politician, known for his creation of a practical radio wave–based wireless telegraph system.[5] This led to Marconi's being credited as the inventor of radio,[6] and he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand Braun "in recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy".[7][8][9] His work laid the foundation for the development of radio, television, and all modern wireless communication systems.[10]
The Marchese Guglielmo Marconi | |
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Born | Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi (1874-04-25)25 April 1874 Bologna, Kingdom of Italy |
Died | 20 July 1937(1937-07-20) (aged 63) Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
Alma mater | University of Bologna |
Known for | Radio |
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Academic advisors | Augusto Righi |
Member of the Senate of the Kingdom | |
In office 30 April 1914 – 20 July 1937 | |
Appointed by | Victor Emmanuel III |
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Marconi was also an entrepreneur, businessman, and founder of The Wireless Telegraph & Signal Company in the United Kingdom in 1897 (which became the Marconi Company). In 1929, Marconi was ennobled as a Marchese (marquis) by King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, and, in 1931, he set up Vatican Radio for Pope Pius XI.