[canuck_conservative]

"A century after Guglielmo Marconi ushered in the era of wireless communications...."

Sorry to burst the bubble, it was Nikola Tesla, the discoverer of AC power, who invented radio communication. And the US Supreme Court confirmed so in 1943.

[El Gato]

it was Nikola Tesla, the discoverer of AC power, who invented radio communication

Be that as it may, others were better promoters. Just as the Vikings probably "discovered America" well before Columbus' 1492 repeat of the feat, it was Columbus' "discovery" that lead to permanent European settlement of the Americas. So too, it was Marconi's version of wireless communications from which led to widespread use of the technology. So it can both be true that Tesla invented wireless communications and that Marconi's efforts "ushered in the era of wireless communications."

[Colorado Doug]

Sorry to burst the bubble, it was Nikola Tesla, the discoverer of AC power, who invented radio communication

Indeed, Tesla was ripped off big time.

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

Tesla bump!

Marconi was nothing but a thief.