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Guglielmo Marconi
Italian physicist Guglielmo Marconi, shown here about 1908, invented a successful wireless telegraph (that is, a radio) in 1896.
The Marconi International Marine Communication Company, Ltd. was established in 1900 for the specific purpose of installing and operating radiotelegraphy services between ships and land stations.1