Signor Marconi's Magic Box: How an Amateur Inventor Defied Scientists and Began the Radio Revolution
- ISBN-10
- 0007130058
- ISBN-13
- 9780007130054
- Category
- History / Modern / 19th Century
- Pages
- 312
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Author
- Gavin Weightman
Description
Gavin Weightman tells the story of how Guglielmo Marconi invented wireless - and how it amused Queen Victoria, saved the lives of the Titanic survivors, tracked down criminals and began the radio revolution.
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- 2009-06-16
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- 2003-08-20
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