Guglielmo Marconi

The Marchese

Guglielmo Marconi

FRSA
The Marchese; Guglielmo Marconi; FRSA
	Marconi in 1909
Born	Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi; 25 April 1874; Bologna, Kingdom of Italy
Died	20 July 1937 (aged 63); Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Nationality	Italian
Alma mater	University of Bologna
Known for	Radio
Awards	Matteucci Medal (1901); Nobel Prize for Physics (1909); Albert Medal (1914); Franklin Medal (1918); IEEE Medal of Honor (1920); John Fritz Medal (1923);
	Scientific career
Academic advisors	Augusto Righi
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Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi, 1st Marquis of Marconi FRSA (Italian: [ɡuʎˈʎɛlmo marˈkoːni]; 25 April 1874 – 20 July 1937) was an Italian inventor and electrical engineer, known for his creation of a practical radio wave–based wireless telegraph system. This led to Marconi being credited as the inventor of radio, and he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand Braun "in recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy".

Marconi was also an entrepreneur, businessman, and founder of The Wireless Telegraph & Signal Company in the United Kingdom in 1897 (which became the Marconi Company). In 1929, Marconi was ennobled as a Marchese (marquis) by King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, and, in 1931, he set up Vatican Radio for Pope Pius XI.

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