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Describes the life and work of the Italian inventor, who was a pioneer in the development of the radio. ... Read more

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Guglielmo Marconi was a young man fascinated with the recently discovered phenomenon of electricity. Telegraph wires were already being used to send messages with electricity—there was even a cable under the Atlantic Ocean making communication between continents possible. But when Marconi learned about the electromagnetic waves scientists had discovered, he thought that they could be used to send messages without wires. In 1894, when he was 20 years old, Marconi began his experiments in sending messages: first a few feet, next a few yards, then over a mile, and at last across the Atlantic Ocean.

Marconi’s wireless telegraphy made it possible, for the first time, for ships at sea to communicate with the land and with each other. Marconi’s work provided the foundation for the amazing developments in electronic technology that occurred in the 20th century—radio, television, radar, sonar, microwave ovens—and are still occurring at dizzying speed. ... Read more

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Marconi did not invent the radio
Marconi's radio patents were overturned by US Supreme Court in favor of Nikola Tesla's earlier work. Any radio ideas Marconi had were stolen from Tesla. Even alot of encyclopedias are mis informed about the this subject. Suggest reading Tesla Man Out of Time by Margaret Cheney to get the facts straight, references are included. ... Read more

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Historical Notes about Von Gloeden
Von Gloeden claimed to be minor German aristocrat from Mecklenburg. Suffering from what appears to have been tuberculosis, he came to Taormina in Sicily in 1876. He was wealthy, and also scrupulously shared the proceeds of his sales with his models, providing a considerable economic boost in this comparatively poor region of Italy, which might explain why the homosexual aspects of his life and work were generally tolerated by the locals.

The Von Gloeden family insisted that his claim to The Barony Von Gloeden was without warrant. Attitudes towards his work during his lifetime and later Von Gloeden generally made different kinds of photographs: The ones that garnered the most widespread attention in Europe and overseas were usually relatively chaste, featured clothes like togas and generally downplayed their homoerotic implications.More explicit photos in which the boys were nude and which, because of eye contact or physical contact were more sexually suggestive were traded by the Baron "under the counter" to close friends.

The popularity of his work in Germany, England, and America can possibly be attributed to three major reasons: 1) the Classical and painterly themes in which his work wreathed itself served as a cultural "badge of protection", 2) at that time male-male-love was unthinkable to many who saw his images; 3) new printing technologies enabled the mass reproduction and sale of his work in postcard form.

In total the Baron took over 3,000 images, which after his death were left to one of his models, Pancrazio Buciunì, also known as Il Moro for his North African looks. Il Moro had been Von Gloeden's lover since the age of fourteen, when he had first joined the household of the Baron. In 1936, over 2,500 of the pictures were destroyed by Mussolini's police under the allegation that they constituted pornography. ... Read more

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Taken from a biographical series which looks at the life and work of notable men and women, this book deals with Guglielmo Marconi. It describes the successes and disappointments throughout his life, and contains authentic photographs as well as extracts from diaries and letters. ... Read more

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This book follows Marconi's life from his upbringing in Italy to his work in London on inventing and perfecting the radio. As well as telling his life story, this book combines science boxes which explain the science behind his discovery with contemporary quotes which show how he made an impact on his world. Towards the end of the book, it discusses Marconi's influence as an individual and a scientist on the wider world, giving the reader an insight into how he fits into the context of 20th century history as a whole. ... Read more

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How did Marconi’s invention help shipwrecked passengers? When was the first radio broadcast? The 'Leveled Biographies' series offers leveled, high-interest nonfiction in a range of text genres. Each title tells the story of one memorable life, using pictur

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more