Evening star., 1922-06-28
MARCONI DEVELOPER,
NOT INVENTOR, is CLAIM
Correspondent Gives Americans
Credit for Telegraph Research
Work and Discusses Progress.

To the Editor of The Star.
Don't you think it is about time
that the American public, at least.
was informed that Marconi developed
telegraphy, instead of invented it?
Wireless was discovered in 1865 by
Loomis, who patented his idea July
so. 1872 (No. 129.97D. which informa-
ton can easily be verified Also you
will note in the New York Tribune.
issue of Sunday, June 25. that Prof.
Elihu Thomson again demonstrated
the possibilities of space telegraphy
in 1875, twelve years before Heinrich
Hertz announced his discoveries. all
Of which was previous to Marconis
time. SO you see it was Americans
who really did the initial research
work.
This is part of an interview given
in London by Marconi. the balance
Of which can be read in the Wash
ington Times, June % issue:
By Signor Marconi (the inventor Of
wireless) in an interview-"Appar-
entity much more rapid progress in
wireless telephony has been made in
the United States than in the United
Kingdom. But this is not really so.
Enthusias astic. energetic. sentimental,
the Americans have gone too fast.
knowing very little about the sub
ject, they tried to do too much, and
Britons were wise to hasten slowly.
They have been able to learn many
useful lessons from the mistakes of
Americans. 1t is not correct to say
that Americans are ahead-certainly
as regards technique. England leads
the way. Britain has waited until
the foundations had been laid, and
now that the work has been done
rapid progress can take place." ETC.,
etc.
The nrocrees rn,da IN rodio +a,.
phony is due entirely to Americans.
Radio telephony has been invented
by Americans; not all by one par
ticular individual. but by many who
have made the progress possible
through their inventions. But tire
manned for the United States goverh-
ment to develop it during the war
Radio telephony discovery and prog
ress Is due only to the United States.
the rest Of the world is just now
awakening on the subject.
True. Americans have gone very
rapidly. but that is certainly true to
form. But Marconi says we have
gone too fast, simply because he, like
many others. knows practically moth
ing about the radio telephony sub
ted sufficiently long time for him
to discover anything of real value
you see, Americans work too fast for
him. The real reason, 1 am sure, that
Marconi is here now, if it were
known, is to find out about our Maj
Armstrong; new super-regenerative
system, which he will disclose in his
lecture tomorrow "wednesday. June
2S), and no doubt Marconi will re-
turn to London and say in an inter-
view that he knew that years ago.
Yes. England will learn many use
full lessons from the so-called mis-
takes OF Americans. but that certain
ly Is to be expected-any one that
enters race after it is won should
certainly gain some benefit from the
experiences OF others.
II England leads the way, why does
Marconi insist on coming to the
United States to find out what We
have done. This Is his eighty-first
trip, you know.
Yes, Britain has waited until the
foundations have been laid. but if she
leads the way, why is 1t necessary to
wait for the foundations to be laid
and the work done before she enters
the field? Who is it that laid the
foundations and did the work but
Americans, as always?
Marconfs interviews here are quite
different from those given in Eng
land. and fail to see anything hon
orable or square in that system. He
would like to take all the glory from
Americans and then raps them when
he is out Of our country.
True, Marconi has done wonderful
things OF great value. and Americans
are the first to give him credit for it,
but radio telephone, the wonder of
the age, was discovered and devel-
oped In the United States by Amerf-
cans, ana there is practically nothing
remaining to be done but perfection
of detail, which gives Marconi or any
other foreigner little opportunity for
discovering anything Of Importance.
H. E. MACK.