Guglielmo Marconi
Biography, Science and technology
Human-transcribed braille
Summary
Guglielmo Marconi as a child admired Benjamin Franklin and Michael Faraday, scientists who made discoveries about electricity and magnetism. Marconi later grew up to become the inventor of wireless telegraphy, radio, and radar. The author traces the life of Marconi… from his birth in Italy in 1874 through his work with electromagnetic waves and his development of wireless communication. For grades 4-7 and older readers