Signor Marconi's magic box
Subtitle: how an amateur inventor defied scientists and began the radio revolution
By: Gavin Weightman
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780007130061
Subjects: Radio; History; Scientists; Biography; Social aspects
Description: Gavin Weightman tells the story of how Guglielmo Marconi invented the wireless - and how it amused Queen Victoria, saved the lives of the Titanic survivors, tracked down criminals and began the radio revolution.
Notes: Includes index.