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Who financed Guglielmo Marconiās early patents and wireless company?
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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.
Guglielmo Marconiās early patents and the formation of his wireless company were financed by his cousin, Jameson Davis, who was a practicing engineer.1
Following initial skepticism regarding the practical application of his wireless communication system, Davis provided the necessary financial support to secure Marconi's patents and assisted in establishing the Wireless Telegraph and Signal Company, Ltd., which was later renamed Marconiās Wireless Telegraph Company, Ltd.1