Guglielmo Marconi

Also known as Guglielmo Marchese Marconi, Senatore Guglielmo Marconi, Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi, 1st Marquis of Marconi

Italian inventor and radio pioneer (1874-1937)

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Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi was an Italian physicist, engineer, politician, and businessperson born in Bologna in 1874. He was a member of the National Fascist Party and served in the Royal Italian Navy during World War I. Marconi held the noble title of Marquess and was a Catholic who spoke Italian. He died of natural causes in Rome in 1937 and is buried in the Basilica of Santa Croce.

He received the Nobel Prize in Physics, the John Fritz Medal, the IEEE Medal of Honor, and the Wilhelm Exner Medal. Marconi was educated at the University of Bologna and was a member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Sciences. His works include *Radio communications*, *The Wireless World*, and *Guglielmo Marconi e l'Italia*.

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Born: 1874
Died: 1937
Works: 5

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Guglielmo Marconi e l'Italia
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Radio communications
Scritti di Guglielmo Marconi
The Wireless World

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize in Physics1909
“in recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy”
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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of Italy
Place of birth: Bologna
Place of death: Rome
Occupation: scientist
Educated at: University of Bologna
Employer: University of St Andrews
Political party: National Fascist Party
Languages spoken: Italian
Religion: Catholicism
Award: John Scott Award
Noble title: Marquess
Field of work: physical science
Conflict: World War I
Military branch: Royal Italian Navy
Image: Guglielmo Marconi.jpg

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date of birth: 1874-04-25
date of death: 1937-07-20
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member of: Royal Academy of Italy
manner of death: natural causes
birth name: Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi
nominated for: Nobel Prize in Physics
place of burial: Basilica of Santa Croce
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Encyclopedic overview

Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi, 1st Marquess (25 April 1874 – 20 July 1937), was an Italian radio-frequency engineer, inventor, and politician known for his creation of a practical radio wave-based wireless telegraph system. This led to his being largely credited as the inventor of radio and sharing the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Ferdinand Braun "in recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy." His work laid the foundation for the development of radio, television, and all modern wireless communication systems.

As an entrepreneur and a businessman, Marconi founded The Wireless Telegraph & Signal Company (later the Marconi Company) in the United Kingdom in 1897. In 1929, he was ennobled as a marquess (Italian: marchese) by King Victor Emmanuel III. In 1931, he set up Vatican Radio for Pope Pius XI.

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