Zoom Meeting on Wednesday, March 08, 2023 @ 7:30 PM ET
Meeting details
Marc Raboy is an emeritus professor of communication studies at McGill University, and the author of several books including Marconi: The Man Who Networked the World (Oxford University Press, 2016) which was a finalist for the 2016 Governor General’s Literary Award in Non-fiction.
Of all the names associated with the origins of wireless radio communication, one stands out: Guglielmo Marconi, who was the first to imagine and realize a practical system for using the electromagnetic spectrum to send messages from one point to another, anywhere in the world and regardless of physical obstacles. From his early adolescent tinkering in wireless Morse code telegraphy, through the development of broadcast radio, to his later experiments with microwave communication, Marconi – and increasingly, as time went on, his company – dominated the field of radio communication worldwide between the 1890s and 1930s, and it is not exaggerating to say that everything we do today in terms of global, mobile, wireless communication is part of the Marconi legacy.
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This is a Zoom meeting because the City of Ottawa has temporarily suspended activities held in their facilities after 5 pm. It is unknown how long that restriction will remain in effect.
Missed the original presentation?
Marc allowed us to record the meeting. Many thanks!
The recorded Zoom presentation is posted below. There were no slides used during the presentation.
Last Updated on 2023-03-19 by AdminOARC