New Britain herald., 1927-10-19
MARCONI VISIONS
 FUTURE 0F RADIO
Possibilities of Electricity With
 out Limit, He Says

Washington. Oct 1s R-Al
 though more than a quarter of {
 century has passed since he startled
 the world with his invention oi
 wireless telegra phy. William Marcon
 still works with all the vigor and en,
 thusiasm Of his younger days to i'm.
 prove methods Of radio communica
 ton.
 Only the feebled minded or the
 prematurely old stop and abandon
 their life's interest for the sake ot
 ldleness,' Marconi said here today
 T have laboratories wherever go,
 and wherever I go I work. I have
 workshops in Italy, in England, and
 now here, the Radio Corporation of
 America has put at my disposal it's
 plants for any experiments l may
 want to make. In addition when I
 require special concentration, re-
 moved from the calls that are al
 ways made upon me on land, have
 my yacht, the Electra. which is completely equipped with apparatus for my research"
 MT. Marconi explained that his in itial discovery when the first feeble
 messages were conveyed by wireless,
 constituted for him merely the starting point of life devoted 10 perfectins his invention.
 These last few years" he said, have been for me a period of in tense research activity, scarcely ever equalled before, 10 perfect beam transmission by short waves. l have succeeded. have encircled the globe and today England can communicate with any of her dominions by direct beam telegraphy.
 Sends 500 Words q Minute y have contrived to send 500 words minute by beam telegraphy. l now aim to raise this figure as much as possible and also to apply the beam to radio telephony. In the near future it must be possible to speak easily by telephone with the Antipodes.
 The possibilities Of the new sys- tenn are limitless. There are such difficulties as fading which still considerably hamper directional communications, which must be overcome completely. l will not hes itate to continue giving all my en- ergies to radio until it is q reliable as telegraphy with all the obvious advantages of wireless added to it." 1 He paid high tribute to radio de- velopment in the United States. Re search work" he said, lis being car ried on with an audacity of views and scientifice spirit which is in- spring. American installations are magnificent and the improvements since my last visit to this country are startling.'
 In certain fields, however. he saw national needs and geographical con di;ions urging other countries to more rapid radio development.
 Great Britain with her very populous domnions and colonies at the earth's end from her has felt the need for radio connection witk them" he said. Tn the case of the United States this urge has not been so strong, for radio traffic with the Philippines and Hawaii is not heavy 1 enough to warrant special installa- 1 lions such as now tie together the !! British empire by beam wireless" In [ other respects. the Americans were 1 to be congratulated.
 Germany Progressing
 In Europe, there is only England | which can compare with American , radio development, Marconi said. Germany is progressing rapidly but has yet 10 catch Up with the start which the United States and Great Britain have acquired. The other European countries lag far behind, they are rapidly concen- trating upon the construction of sta tions and cheap manufacture Of re- ceivlng sets.
 This is a radio ago." he contin- ued. The world is coming more and more to doing everything by radio. So far it is only communicating and by it. It will soon be edu- eating it's people and regulating all it's life by it.
 Radio will, furthermore, acquire ! larger and larger share in the life of all people as it will become more and more widely appreciated that as l science it is yet in it's swaddling .. ,lothes. The utilization and proper ies of short waves is still practical y unknown-at least compared to what believe we will finally be able 0 discover as to how to bend them 1 0 our will. Tn the enlightenment Of the world as to the possibilities of this medium l will continue to do my ,art. Radio is by now my second lature and I sometimes regret that ther duties are often placed upon ne, which I cannot-nor indeed ,ish--to evade which curtail the vailable time for research"