I'm glad you asked. Here's my short answer as to his nationality and its relevance to the invention of the radio, called wireless telegraphy at the time.
* Guglielmo Marconi, the person who generally gets the credit for inventing the radio, began experimenting with wireless communication in the attic of his father's villa in Italy. In 1895, he sent a wireless signal one and one-half miles.
* Marconi found that England was interested in his discovery. They hoped to use it for communication with ships at sea. So, in 1896, Marconi moved to England and began his Wireless Communication and Signal Company. By 1899, he was able to send a signal across the English Channel, a distance of 31 miles.
* At the same time, an inventor in the United States, Nikola Tesla, was also experimenting with wireless communication. As early as 1893, he had experimented with the technology and conducted demonstrations and lectures on the subject. Unfortunately, his progress was slowed when a fire destroyed his laboratory.
* Several other people were also working on the same invention, including a college professor from Liverpool, England, a physics teacher from the US, a Canadian professor, and an American dentist. But Marconi and Tesla seemed to be the top competitors for the honor of being named the inventor of wireless telegraphy.
* Both Marconi and Tesla applied for patents on their invention. Marconi received the first patent. Soon after that, Tesla received a patent. When Marconi applied for a United State patent, he was turned down, because the patent office believed that Tesla had discovered wireless telegraphy first.
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Which is to make the point that the age of globalization began long ago, but now the Big Question is: What is the truest definition of Globalization?
Answer: Princess Diana's death.
Question: How come?
Answer: An English princess
with an Egyptian boyfriend
crashes in a French tunnel,
driving a German car
with a Dutch engine,
driven by a Belgian who was drunk
on Scottish whisky,
(check the bottle before you change the spelling)
followed closely by Italian Paparazzi,
on Japanese motorcycles;
treated by an American doctor,
using Brazilian medicines.
This is sent to you by an American,
using Bill Gates's technology,
and you're probably reading this on your computer,
that use Taiwanese chips,
and a Korean monitor,
assembled by Bangladeshi workers
in a Singapore plant,
transported by Indian lorry-drivers,
hijacked by Indonesians,
unloaded by Sicilian longshoremen,
and trucked to you by Mexicans . . . .
That, my friends, is Globalization!
Oh my!
LOL
Thanks for the history lesson, OESY. And a special thank you for the definition of Globalization.