Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian, is credited as the person who showed that radio communication was feasible. He transmitted his first inner Italy communication in 1995 and his first over the English Channel in 1899. In 1902 a transmission from England to Newfoundland was the first transatlantic communication.
Marconi had a rival, though in Nikolai Tesla and Tesla is given the credit for the first radio patent. The US Supreme Court ruled in 1943 that Tesla’s was before Marconi’s and overturned Marconi’s patent. Makes you wonder though, since Marconi was Italian, what was the date of his Italian patent or do they even have patents in Italy. Those questions are better left for another day. I’ve got no energy to do the research.
Now, there is a band who gives the credit to Marconi and I know you know this song. Sing it with me.
Jillian Chantal 
Great Friday Fact Jillian…
By: Lavada Dee on April 19, 2013
at 1:40 pm
Thanks Lavada. Dug that one out of the deeps as too lazy to think of anything else. LOL!
By: Jillian Chantal on April 19, 2013
at 2:36 pm
You lazy ….. I don’t think so!
By: Lavada Dee on April 19, 2013
at 2:38 pm
More like exhausted and need naps. Long ones!!
By: Jillian Chantal on April 19, 2013
at 2:42 pm
I’m with Lavada. You are the least lazy person we know! 🙂 However, naps are ALWAYS a good thing. Thanks for the quickie history lesson.
By: Laurie Ryan on April 19, 2013
at 3:21 pm
Haha. Thanks, Laurie. And yeah, it was a quickie lesson, wasn’t it? Lol.
By: Jillian Chantal on April 19, 2013
at 3:53 pm
I can’t confirm it, but my grandfather supposedly met Marconi when he was in college….my grandfather seems to have met every famous Italian except DaVinci,(who was only slightly before his time.)
By: Tonette Joyce on April 19, 2013
at 8:45 pm
Haha. That’s awesome. And the DaVinci comment is priceless.
By: Jillian Chantal on April 19, 2013
at 9:00 pm
It’s too close to true…I come from older people.
By: Tonette Joyce on April 19, 2013
at 10:02 pm
Oh, ok. Well, I do too. Lol
By: Jillian Chantal on April 20, 2013
at 8:07 am