GUGLIEMO MARCONI

BACKGROUND INFO

• From Bologna, Italy
• Italian inventor and engineer
• Invented the radio and telegraph system
• Went to the University of Liverpool

The Radio

• Long distance transmission
• Marconi succeeded in making a commercial success
• of radio by innovating and building on the work
• of previous experimenters and physicists.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RADIO

• Many people today listen to radios to hear
• the latest news, songs, and sports broadcasts.
• The radio is a great way to communicate with
• the outside world.

SOURCES

• Nobelprkze.org
• History.com
• Biography.com
• Wikipedia.com