Guglielmo Marconi Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Guglielmo Marconi, 1st Marquis of Marconi (Italian: [ɡuʎˈʎɛlmo maɾˈkoːni]; 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. He is often credited as the inventor of radio, and he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand Braun "in recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy". An entrepreneur, businessman, and founder in Britain in 1897 of The Wireless Telegraph & Signal Company (which became the Marconi Company), Marconi succeeded in making a commercial success of radio by innovating and building on the work of previous experimenters and physicists. In 1929 the King of Italy ennobled Marconi as a Marchese (marquis).
Full Name
Guglielmo Marconi
Net Worth
$1 Million
Date Of Birth
1874-04-25
Died
July 20, 1937, Rome, Italy
Place Of Birth
Palazzo Marescalchi, Bologna, Italy
Profession
Inventor, Physicist, Electrical engineer
Residence
Italy
Education
University of Glasgow, University of Liverpool, Rugby School, University of Florence, University of Bologna, Bedford School, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford
Nationality
Italian
Spouse
Maria Cristina Bezzi-Scali, Beatrice O'Brien
Children
Gioia Marconi Braga, Degna Marconi, Giulio Marconi, Lucia Marconi, Maria Eletra Elena Anna Marconi
Nobel Prize in Physics, IEEE Medal of Honor, John Scott Legacy Medal and Premium, John Fritz Medal, Goethe-Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft, Lord Kelvin Medal of the Institute of Civil Engineers, Silver Medal of the International Mark Twain Society
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Fact
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Shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand Braun "in recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy".
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He was elected into the 2008 New Jersey Hall of Fame for his services to Enterprise and contributions to the development of wireless technology.
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Marconi's mother was Irish, the granddaughter of Scotsman John Jameson, founder of the esteemed Jameson Whiskey distillery in Dublin, Ireland.
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Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1975.
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Died on his youngest daughter's 7th birthday.
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Guglielmo Marconi was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1988.
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Pictured on an 8¢ Canadian commemorative postage stamp issued in his honor 15 November 1974.
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Invented wireless telegraphy. He has been called "The Father of Radio".
