Anyone interested in the history of communications might find it
useful to check out the new Marconi museum and archive website.
URL http://www.marconicalling.com
Extracts from the frontpage:
"INTRODUCTION
The unique Marconi Collection housed at Chelmsford UK, has never
before been available to the public. This digital archive draws from
the Collection and concentrates on the first 50 years of wireless
from 1896 to 1946. It covers an important cross section of early
equipment and experiments and contains a large collection of
documents, around 700 photographs and 500 pieces of ephemera."
"ARCHIVE HIGHLIGHTS
Titanic Messages - Exclusive archive of original material
3D demonstration of Marconi portable receiver & transmitter
Excerpts from the diary of Marconi's Assistant - George Kemp
Newspaper articles covering the marriage of Marconi to Beatrice
Film footage of Marconi's funeral
Marconi's original patent for a system of wireless telegraphy
Sound recording of Captain Kendall speaking about Dr. Crippen"
Dr Graeme Gooday,
Division of History & Philosophy of Science
School of Philosophy
University of Leeds
LEEDS LS2 9JT
U.K.
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Tel: (0)113 233 3274
Fax: (0)113 233 3265
http://www.philosophy.leeds.ac.uk/GJNG/
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