Marconi: The Man Who Networked the World Raboy Marc
Marconi: The Man Who Networked the World Raboy Marc A little over a century ago, the world went wireless. By means of "Hertzian waves," as radio waves were initially known, ships could now make…
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Marconi: The Man Who Networked the World Raboy Marc
A little over a century ago, the world went wireless. By means of "Hertzian waves," as radio waves were initially known, ships could now make contact with other ships (saving lives, such as on the doomed S.S. Cables and all their limiting inefficiencies gave way to a revolutionary means of transmitting news and information almost everywhere, instantaneously.
Suddenly and irrevocably, time and space telescoped beyond what had been thought imaginable. Titanic); financial markets could coordinate with other financial markets, establishing the price of commodities and fixing exchange rates; military commanders could connect with the front lines, positioning artillery and directing troop movements. Someone had not only imagined this networked world but realized it: Guglielmo Marconi.As Marc Raboy shows us in this enthralling and comprehensive biography, Marconi was the first