Marconi: Grandfather of Wireless

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Wondering who really invented the Internet? Do you know where the first U.S. transatlantic wireless broadcast was beamed from? Test your knowledge of the history of wireless communication with this quiz. All of the answers can be found in the feature Marconi: Grandfather of Wireless Communication.

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1. Al Gore claims to have invented the Internet.

2. Depending on one's view, Bill Gates is often seen as either the Messiah or the Anti-Christ of the Internet.

3. Guglielmo Marconi is considered the "grandfather of wireless communication."

4. Guglielmo Marconi won the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics for his contribution to the development of wireless telegraphy.

5. As Internet technology becomes more sophisticated the current trend is towards wireless connections.

6. It was in the late 1800's that the first successful wireless transmission of radio waves was accomplished by the Italian physicist Guglielmo Marconi.

7. By September 1895 Marconi had already built the equipment that transmitted electrical signals through the air.

8. Wireless radio was the precursor to hand-held digital devices and m–commerce.

9. Telefonini in Italian means cellular phones.

10. England was home to Marconi's fledgling broadcasting company, which soon evolved into the BBC.

11. The Marconi Museum in Bedford, New Hampshire, is committed to educating the public about Marconi's invention and his contributions to high technology.

12. False: The first U.S. transatlantic wireless broadcast was beamed out from Marconi Station in 1903 when President Theodore Roosevelt and King Edward VII of Great Britain exchanged greetings.

13. One hundred years ago in New York City Guglielmo Marconi was honored for his accomplishments with a feast.

14. To commemorate that event, a special dinner was celebrated again this year that featured many festive dishes named for renowned Italian scientists.

15. Luigi Galvani was an Italian physician and physicist who performed key bioelectrical experiments during the 1700's.

16. False: The dish Gamberi alla Galvani featured drunken shrimp.

17. False: The dish Tortellini Pasticciati senza Fili featured veal-stuffed tortellini with creamy parmigiano sauce.

18. Alessandro Volta was a noted Italian physicist during Galvani's time and a pioneer in electrochemistry.

19. During the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Guglielmo Marconi's arrival in New York CBS special correspondent Walter Cronkite lit the spire of the Chrysler Building via radio.

20. Guglielmo Marconi played a critical part in the development of wireless communication.

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