1. Internal Combustion Engine — 2023-10-09 23:51:33

   …(chosen after Hornsby won the oil engine prize at the Chicago World's Fair of 1893), many lighthouses, and for powering Marconi's first transatlantic radio broadcast. == Diesel engine == {{Image url="First_Diesel_motor.jpg" class="left" title="Fi…

2. Hovercraft — 2023-10-07 09:48:35

   …idth="" title="Cross channel ferry hovercraft." }} == On His Own == Cockerell left [[Radio | Marconi]] in 1950, and with a legacy left by his beloved wife Margaret's father, he and Margaret were able to purchase a small …

3. Radio — 2023-09-23 15:56:24

   …]] and granddaughter of John Jameson, founder of whiskey distillers **Jameson & Sons**. Between the ages of two and six Marconi was brought up by his mother in the English town of Bedford. In Italy he was able to transmit signals over a hill, a d…
   …istance of approximately 1.5 miles. Finding little interest or appreciation for his work in Italy, Marconi traveled to London in early **1896** at the age of 21, accompanied by his mother, to seek support for his work. Marconi…
   … also spoke fluent English. == 1896 == {{Image url="Marconi_plaque_London_1896.jpg" title="First radio transmission" class="right" width="200" }} Marconi gave his first public tra…
   …nsmission of wireless signals at the now BT Centre in 1896. On {{Datetext event_date="13 May 1897", text="Marconi sent the world's first ever wireless communication over open sea." }} The experiment witnessed a message transversed ov…

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