On 25 April 1874 Guglielmo Marconi was born in Bologna. 150 years have therefore passed since the birth of one of the greatest inventors in modern history, who, thanks to the wireless telegraph, changed our way of communicating forever and in 1909 shared the Nobel Prize for Physics with Carl Ferdinad Braun.
President Mattarella's statement
“Today's society which sees real-time connections between millions of people in a global situation, overcoming the space-time boundaries between peoples and nations, owes much to the precious contribution of Guglielmo Marconi” we read in a statement by the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella. “An illustrious scientist and tireless researcher, Marconi stood out from a young age for his brilliant intuition and his unparalleled experimental skills which led him to invent the new wireless telegraphy system which gave impetus to the development of today's communication tools with global reach, with unimaginable consequences for humanity – he continues – The radio system developed by Guglielmo Marconi allowed numerous lives to be saved while tragedies at sea occurred such as those of the ship Florida and the transatlantic liners Republic and Titanic”.
“The experimentation from long-wave radio communications to short-wave telegraphy was a further goal for Marconi that he was able to brilliantly achieve, handing new radio techniques to future generations – underlines the head of State – His abilities were recognized with the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Physics and with the nomination as Senator of the Kingdom of Italy, as well as with honorary degrees from the Royal Application School for engineers and in Physics of the University of Bologna, as well as the nomination of President of the Institute of the Italian Encyclopedia , after having held the role of President of the National Research Council”. “150 years after his birth, I join in the memory of his figure as a scientist who was able to promote research in our country, a supporter of technological developments that changed the world”, concludes Mattarella.
The dedicated exhibition
The exhibition 'Guglielmo Marconi and the waves of Made in Italy' was inaugurated at Palazzo Piacentini, promoted by the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy with the patronage of the National Committee for the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Gugliemo Marconi. The exhibition makes part of the considerable scientific and documentary heritage regarding Marconi available to everyone, kept inside the Historical Museum of Communication of EUR and now on display in the department of via Veneto until 12 May. In this period of time it will be possible to admire 19 heirloom objects that tell the scientific experience of the luminary, lived through research and experiments on electromagnetism and beyond. On special exhibition frames, also equipped with monitors, they will find space among others:
the reproduction of the transmitting device with antenna, used by Marconi in the first wireless signal transmission experiment in the Villa Griffone in Pontecchio;
the reconstruction of the first magnetic detector made using a cigar box in 1902;
the model of the Panfilo Elettra;
various transmitting and receiving apparatus;
telegraphs;
some radios;
a TV;
several photographs and videos of the Istituto Luce;
some photographs owned by the Historical Museum of Communication reproduced in large dimensions;
enlarged reproductions of themed philatelic issues, courtesy of Poste Italiane;
other objects belonging to the State Printing and Mint Institute.
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