The Radio

The Radio

G. Marconi is considered the inventor of the radio, of radiotelegraphy, to be precise (wireless telegraphy).

In 1.896 he sent the first radio signals and in 1.903 he managed to establish communication between Europe and America.

One of the historical facts that contributed to the birth of the radio was the emergency call sent by the Titanic in 1.912. It soon became a means of mass communication.

Other former discoveries that had an influence in the invention of the radio were:

- The telegraph,invented by Morse.

- The telephone, invented by Bell.

- The electromagnetic waves,discovered by H. Hertz.

Marconi's work helped later other inventions such as TV (1.926) created by J. Logie Baird.

Aplications and uses of the radio:

- Save human lives in diseases.
- Entertain, inform, communicate..
- Space missions, building of satelites...

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