The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-15
This Is a Day of
Wonderful Invention.

This is day of great inventions.
We like to have said an age of
great inventions, but that would not
express 1t. Almost daily we have
some new and startling revelation
made to us from the field of inven-
ton.
When Mr.. Marconi told the world
that he had invented means by
which telegraphing could be accom-
plished over considerable distances
without wire, the world was full of
doubling Thomases.
A little later the actual erection of
numerous wireless stations caused
the world to sit up and take notice
that something great was about to
happen.
It did happen, and soon there
was constant communication between
several ocean steamships at sea and
many points on land.
The sinking Of the great Titanic
and the subsequent arrival upon the
scene of numerous craft in response
to her urgent wineless call gave to
wireless telegraphy a new meaning
and q new impetus which popularized
it the world over.
It soon became a standard and a
fixture.
No one doubts it today and no one
laughs to scorn the great idea Of Mr.
Marconi.
A few months ago the announce
ment was made that wireless tele.
phony had been made possible by the
invention of certain intricate articles
which were to be used in connection
with the ordinary telephones and thu
stations already erected for the wire
less telegraph.
Like the wireless telegraph hat
been doubted the wireless telephon,
was also doubted by the general pub
lie.
But the public were not kept il
doubt very long as to the feasibilit,
OF the wireless telephone.
So rapidly did developments in tina
field follow one upon the heels of an
other until it became possible recent
ly for the human voice to be trans
mitted through the air without wire
clear across the continent.
A telephone message was sent fror
New York to the wireless tower a
Arlington, Va, and from there to Sa
Francisco.
It was learned little later tina
the message had also been picked u
at Honolulu, Hawaii, a distance q
1900 miles from the gentleman VIII
did the talking in New York.
In speaking of this wonderfr
achievement the Southern Telephon
News says that the end Of develor
ment in this direction is not vet. W
are assured that even greater thing
will shortly be accomplished.
Of this there can be no doubt.
This is day when we cannot a,
ford to doubt any rational announc,
ment that comes to us from the fiel
OF invention, especially if it is IL
electrical field.
While wireless telegraphy is MOI
private than wireless telephony it
no more of a certainty.
We are assured that there viii n,
be any privacy in the wireless tel
phone system.
Anybody can "listen in" as Il
waves are universal and radiate
every direction, just as sound wav
do. This is not the case with wir
less telegraphy.
But, with all its publicity and ur
versatility the wireless phone in almo
every home will shortly be a realiz
ton.
The recent experiments Of Seer
tary Daniels of the United Stat
navy with the wireless telepho
proved that it can be used anywhe
at any time.
Mr.. Daniels believes that it "
shortly be possible for the secreta
Of the navy to sit at his desk in Was
ington and converse with any Anne
can admiral or commanding offie