The Lamar register., 1922-04-19
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MARCONI REALLY
FATHER OF RADIO
Story Of the Gifted Italians
Work In Development of Air
Communication.

While experiments along the line
Of radio really started as far back as
1927 and hundreds Of scientists were
Interested In solving the problems in
volved for many years, II was not un-
I'll 1896 when Senatore Guglielmo
MarcOnl took out his first patent that
the mastery of air communication got
Its first great Impetus. His life his
tory Is to all practical intents the his
tory OF radio communication.
Senatore Guglieimo Marconi. g. c.
V. o., l.. l.. D.. Disc. NJ. |. +. F.. was
born In Bologna, Italy, April -, 1874
His mother was Irish, while his father
WIS of IA family whose mechanical
ability wns marked. After an edu-
cation ut Leghorn and Bologna, the
young man Interested himself in the
problem of wireless telegraphy. start
ing his research In 1899. He went to
England and in 1896 took out the first
patent ever granted for a practical
system of wireless telegraphy. by the
use Of electric waves. His early ex-
periments In England were made at
Westbourne Park. shortly afterwnrd
Mnrconi saw W. II. Preece and
at his request mnde some experiments
for officials Of the postofiice. Some
further experiments We're made In
May, 1897, In the Bristol channel.
wireless communication being estnb-
lished between LavernOck and Brean
Down. n distance of nine miles.
On the Invitation of the Italian
government Marconi afterward went
To Spezla where land station was
erected which was kept in constant
communication with two Italian bat
tIeships working from distance Of
IL miles. For this success the ltal-
Ian government conferred upon Mar
conf the honor Of knighthOod. After
a return to England further expert
ments were conducted and on July 20.
1897. the first radio company was
formed and two permanent stations
erected. In 1898 wireless reports Of
yacht races in Kingston were made
and proved the usefulness and adapt
ability 10 which the system lends "
self TO commercial purposes. In De
cember, 1898, Marconi Installed mp
paratus TO provide communication be-
tween the South FOreland lighthouse
and n lighthouse on the south coast.
In 1899 Marconi read paper on
"wireless TeleEraphy" before the In
stitution of Electrical Engineers In
London.
Early In 1901 telegraphic commu-
nIcation was established between two
points more than 80 miles distant
and at the end OF that year Mnrconi
transmitted signals from Poldhu. In
Cornwall to st. Johns, Newfoundland.
In 1902 he received on board the
steamship Philadelphia in the pres
ence of the officers, good messages
on the tape when at distance OF
over 1900 miles from the transmit
ting station and signals at over 2'Ooo
miles. In December. 1902, the station
established ut Cape Breton. Nova
Scotia. under a contract with the ca
madam government for transatlantic
wireless telesraphy, was put into
communication with the Cornwall sta
tion at Poldhu and inaugural messages
were transmitted to the King OF
England. the King of Italy and TO
the London Times. In October. 1913,
the steamship Lucania published
daily wireless bulletin from messages
received from the Marconi stations.
powerful station at Clifden on the
west const of Ireland was opened
early In 1907 for the establishment
of commercial relations with the
American continent at Glace Bay.
Mr.. Marconi's work has been rec
ognIzed by many governments and
oats ~ learning. he has been dec