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THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 21, 1937.
* Marchese Guglielmo Marconi death
* Radiotelegraph inventor
This 46 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:
* MARCONI MOURNED BY ENTIRE WORLD
* Body Lies in State in Royal Academy in Rome--50,000 Pay Tributes to Inventor
* FUNERAL CEREMONY TODAY
* Important Radio Experiments on the Yacht Elettra Were Halted by Death
Much more on pages 14 & 15 including many headlines and photos. Too much to photograph. See photos for some content.
Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in great condition.
wikipedia notes: Marchese Guglielmo Marconi [guʎe:lmo mar'ko:ni] (25 April 1874 - 20 July 1937) was an Italian inventor, best known for his development of a radiotelegraph system, which served as the foundation for the establishment of numerous affiliated companies worldwide. He shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand Braun, "in recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy".[1] Later in life, Marconi was an active Italian Fascist[2] and an apologist for their ideology (such as the attack by Italian forces in Ethiopia).
July 21, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 21, 1937.
* Marchese Guglielmo Marconi death
* Radiotelegraph inventor
This 46 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:
* MARCONI MOURNED BY ENTIRE WORLD
* Body Lies in State in Royal Academy in Rome--50,000 Pay Tributes to Inventor
* FUNERAL CEREMONY TODAY
* Important Radio Experiments on the Yacht Elettra Were Halted by Death
Much more on pages 14 & 15 including many headlines and photos. Too much to photograph. See photos for some content.
Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in great condition.
wikipedia notes: Marchese Guglielmo Marconi [guʎe:lmo mar'ko:ni] (25 April 1874 - 20 July 1937) was an Italian inventor, best known for his development of a radiotelegraph system, which served as the foundation for the establishment of numerous affiliated companies worldwide. He shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand Braun, "in recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy".[1] Later in life, Marconi was an active Italian Fascist[2] and an apologist for their ideology (such as the attack by Italian forces in Ethiopia).
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