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![Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937). Italian physicist. He managed the first radio transmission between France and Britain. Nobel Prize in Physics in 1909. Engraving at "L'Illustration", 1897 Stock Photo - Alamy Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937). Italian physicist. He managed the first radio transmission between France and Britain. Nobel Prize in Physics in 1909. Engraving at "L'Illustration", 1897 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/P50TE4/guglielmo-marconi-1874-1937-italian-physicist-he-managed-the-first-radio-transmission-between-france-and-britain-nobel-prize-in-physics-in-1909-engraving-at-lillustration-1897-P50TE4.jpg)
Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937). Italian physicist. He managed the first radio transmission between France and Britain. Nobel Prize in Physics in 1909. Engraving at "L'Illustration", 1897 Stock Photo - Alamy
Guglielmo Marconi is credited with the first radio transmission in 1896 but he didn't transmit voice just a signal. Radio voice came along in the early 1900s. The actual credit for the
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