Guglielmo Marconi

Guglielmo Marconi
Guglielmo Marconi
	Marconi in 1908
Member of the Senate of the Kingdom
	In office; 1914–1937
Appointed by	Victor Emmanuel III
Personal details
Born	Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi; 25 April 1874; Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Kingdom of Italy
Died	20 July 1937 (aged 63); Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Resting place	Mausoleum of Guglielmo Marconi, Emilia-Romagna
Party	PNF (1923–1937)
Spouses	; Beatrice O'Brien (m. 1905; ann. 1927) ; Maria Cristina Bezzi-Scali (m. 1927)
Children	5 (4 with Beatrice, including Gioia; 1 with Maria)
Relatives	Jameson family (by birth); O'Brien dynasty (by marriage);
Known for	Invention of radio
Awards	Matteucci Medal (1901); Nobel Prize in Physics (1909); Albert Medal (1914); Franklin Medal (1918); IRE Medal of Honor (1920); John Fritz Medal (1923); John Scott Medal (1931); Wilhelm Exner Medal (1934);
Scientific career
Fields	Radio-frequency engineering
Institutions	Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company
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Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi, 1st Marquess (25 April 1874 – 20 July 1937), was an Italian radio-frequency engineer, inventor, and politician known for his creation of a practical radio wave-based wireless telegraph system. This led to his being largely credited as the inventor of radio and sharing the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Ferdinand Braun "in recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy." His work laid the foundation for the development of radio, television, and all modern wireless communication systems.

As an entrepreneur and a businessman, Marconi founded The Wireless Telegraph & Signal Company (later the Marconi Company) in the United Kingdom in 1897. In 1929, he was ennobled as a marquess (Italian: marchese) by King Victor Emmanuel III. In 1931, he set up Vatican Radio for Pope Pius XI.