Question: who invented the radio in the industrial revolution
Answer: Guglielmo Marconi , 1st Marquis of Marconi ( / mɑːrˈkoʊni / ; Italian : ( ɡuʎˈʎɛlmo marˈkoːni ) ; 25 April 1874 -- 20 July 1937 ) was an Italian inventor and electrical engineer known for his pioneering work on long - distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi 's law and a radio telegraph system .