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The 'Marconi Relics' : Examining Artefacts at Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo Da Vinci.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Casonato, Simona.
- Series:
- Disclosing Collections
- Disclosing Collections ; v.7
- Language:
- Italian
- Subjects (All):
- Marconi, Guglielmo, 1874-1937.
- Wireless communication systems--History.
- Wireless communication systems.
- Inventors.
- Local Subjects:
- Marconi, Guglielmo, 1874-1937.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (211 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Venice, Italy : Edizioni Ca' Foscari - Digital Publishing, 2025.
- Summary:
- This volume examines the artefacts and documents related to Guglielmo Marconi, preserved at the Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci in Milan. It explores Marconi's contributions to wireless communication, his role as a pioneer in radio technology, and his influence on Italian telegraphic policy. The book contextualizes Marconi's work within the broader scientific and industrial developments of his time, offering insights into the historical and cultural significance of his innovations. It also discusses the museum's efforts to document and reinterpret its collections, presenting new narratives through updated research methodologies and multimedia formats, including podcasts and exhibitions. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Introduction
- The Righi Oscillator. The 'Marconi Relics' in the Museum Collections
- Numbered Marconi Relics: Official Replicas
- Guglielmo Marconi's Magnetic Detector in a Cigar Box. The 'Self-Made' Myth
- The Jigger. Probing the Fieldwork of Marconi's Assistants (1897-1901)
- How Marconi Influenced Italian Telegraphic Policy The Berlin Conferences of 1903 and 1906
- The Business Card of Raoul Chiodelli
- The Commemorative Bust by Vincenzo Jerace
- Other Marconi Collection Objects and Documents: A Selection
- The Interconnectedness of the Sources
- Documentation of the Collections: A Historical Reading
- What Makes an Object 'Real'?
- Marconi &
- CO. Gli oggetti del Museo raccontano l'altra storia del wireless
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- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 9788869699221
- OCLC:
- 1611800168
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