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Guglielmo Marconi
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Guglielmo Marconi

Entrepreneur · Marconi Company · born April 25, 1874 · died 1937

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Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi, 1st Marquess of Marconi, was an Italian electrical engineer, inventor, and politician known for his creation of a practical radio wave-based wireless telegraph system.

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  1. ~23Founded Marconi Company1897
  2. ~27Received the Matteucci Medal1901
  3. ~35Received the Nobel Prize in Physics1909
  4. ~46Received the IEEE Medal of Honor1920

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