Guglielmo Marconi Memorial

Washington, Washington, DC (DC), US

December 12, 1901 - first Trans-Atlantic radio message from the UK.

On December 17, 1902, a transmission from the Marconi station in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada, became the world's first radio message to cross the Atlantic from North America.

A regular transatlantic radio-telegraph service was finally begun on October 17, 1907 between Clifden Ireland and Glace Bay.

Guglielmo Marconi Memorial

Washington, Washington, DC (DC), US

Guglielmo Marconi, 1st Marquis of Marconi (April 25, 1874 – July 20, 1937) was an Italian inventor and electrical engineer, known for his pioneering work on long-distance radio transmission.

March 27, 1899 - first radio message across the English Channel.

December 12, 1901 - first Trans-Atlantic radio message from the UK.

On December 17, 1902, a transmission from the Marconi station in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada, became the world's first radio message to cross the Atlantic from North America.

A regular transatlantic radio-telegraph service was finally begun on October 17, 1907 between Clifden Ireland and Glace Bay.

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By: kjfitz