1. marconi - Noun
2. marconi - Verb
Italian electrical engineer who invented wireless telegraphy and in 1901 transmitted radio signals across the Atlantic Ocean (1874-1937)
Source: WordNetA history of the progress and development of marine wireless communications written to commemorate the jubilee of the Marconi International Marine Communication Company limited". Source: Internet
After many breakthroughs, including applying the wired telegraphy concept of grounding the transmitter and receiver, Marconi was able, by early 1896, to transmit radio far beyond the short ranges that had been predicted. Source: Internet
Although this was not a radio system the Marconi Company would purchase the rights in 1903 to protect them legally from lawsuits. Source: Internet
A summary of his work on wireless telegraphy up to the beginning of 1899 is given in a paper read by Marconi to the Institution of Electrical Engineers on March 2, 1899. Source: Internet
At first, Marconi used a transmitter to ring a bell in a receiver in his attic laboratory. Source: Internet
At the end of 1898 electric wave telegraphy established by Marconi had demonstrated its utility, especially for communication between ship and ship and ship and shore. Source: Internet