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Marconi : the man wh...
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Marconi : the man who networked the world / Marc Raboy.
Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, [2016]
ISBN:
9780199313587
(hc.)
Description:
viii, 863 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Contents:
Prologue: Marconi in his time and ours -- Part I. The prodigy. Bologna : the beginnings ; Priority and detractors ; London : start-up ; The magician ; New York : new frontiers ; Love and imperialism ; The upstart technology ; "The great thing" ; Newfoundland : the world shrinks -- Part II. The player. Corralling the brand ; Regulation ; Marriage ; A life in litigation ; The Marconi aura ; A new world order ; On the way to somewhere ; The perfect laureate -- Part III. The patriot. The Godsend ; Signals of war ; Wireless and disaster ; "The Marconi scandal" ; The invisible weapon ; "L'eroe magico" ; The statesman ; The spark -- Part IV. The outsider. The master of the house ; The Beam indenture ; Radio ; The merger ; The anchor -- Part V. The conformist. A servant of the regime ; Science and Fascism ; "Your every wish is my command" ; Controlling his legacy ; The heritage ; He only cared about wireless....
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