Guglielmo Marconi
an Italian inventor and electrical engineer, known for his creation of a practical radio wave-based wireless telegraph system. This led to Marconi being credited as the inventor of radio,
Born
Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi 25 April 1874 Bologna, Kingdom of Italy
Died
20 July 1937 (aged 63) Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Nationality
Italian
Known for
Radio
Alma mater
University of Bologna
Awards
Matteucci Medal (1901) Nobel Prize for Physics (1909) Albert Medal (1914) Franklin Medal (1918) IEEE Medal of Honor (1920) John Fritz Medal (1923)
Academic advisors
Augusto Righi
adultbasic
Italy
era
1800+