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Signor Marconi's magic box : the most remarkable invention of the 19th century & the amateur inventor whose genius sparked a revolution / Gavin Weightman.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Weightman, Gavin.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Electrical engineers--Italy--Biography.
Electrical engineers.
Telegraph, Wireless--Marconi system--History.
Telegraph, Wireless.
Radio--History.
Radio.
Inventors--19th century.
Inventors.
Inventions--19th century.
Inventions.
Communication.
Radio--Italy--History.
Transportation--Communication--History.
Transportation.
Marconi, Guglielmo, 1874-1937.
Marconi, Guglielmo.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (347 p.)
Edition:
1st Da Capo Press ed.
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 2003.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
The extraordinary and often bizarre story of an amateur inventor and how his ""magic box"" changed the world
Contents:
Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; 20; 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; 28; 29; 30; 31; 32; 33; 34; 35; 36; 37; 38; 39; 40; 41; 42; 43; 44; Epilogue; Index
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
0-7867-4854-0
OCLC:
712016212

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