Author:
Raboy, Marc, 1948- author.
Imprint:New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Descriptionviii, 863 pages ; 25 cm
Note:Prologue: Marconi in his time and ours -- Part I. The prodigy -- Bologna : the beginnings -- Priority and detractors -- London : start-up -- The magician -- New York : new frontiers -- Love and imperialism -- The upstart technology -- "The great thing" -- Newfoundland : the world shrinks -- Part II. The player -- Corralling the brand -- Regulation -- Marriage -- A life in litigation -- The Marconi aura -- A new world order -- On the way to somewhere -- The perfect laureate -- Part III. The patriot -- The Godsend -- Signals of war -- Wireless and disaster -- "The Marconi scandal" -- The invisible weapon -- "L'eroe magico" -- The statesman -- The spark -- Part IV. The outsider -- The master of the house -- The Beam indenture -- Radio -- The merger -- The anchor -- Part V. The conformist -- A servant of the regime -- Science and Fascism -- "Your every wish is my command" -- Controlling his legacy -- The heritage -- He only cared about wireless.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (815-828) and index.
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