Possibly the physicist Ernest Rutherford, a pseudo Kiwi??? He did some pre-Marconi, pre-Fessender radio work.
Chuck ________________________________ From: IRCA <irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com> on behalf of Theo <th...@telus.net> Sent: Friday, December 23, 2016 8:48 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] Father of radio I know I'm biased, but wasn't there an NZ recluse who came up with the concept of radio broadcasting? I can't turn up any web search responses but memory suggests the claim pre-dated 1900. Theo On 12/23/2016 5:04 PM, Richard N Allen wrote: > http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2016/12/23/history-dec-23-1900-the-real-father-of-radio/ [http://img.src.ca/2016/12/23/240x135/161223_bw526_rci-m-fessenden-1906_4.jpg]<http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2016/12/23/history-dec-23-1900-the-real-father-of-radio/> History: Dec.23, 1900, the real father of radio<http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2016/12/23/history-dec-23-1900-the-real-father-of-radio/> www.rcinet.ca Everybody seems to know the name Marconi. They often think of him as the inventor who started the idea of radio. While Marconi is often credited as being "the", or at least, "a" father of radio, he was in fact experimenting with wireless telegraphy, not radio. In fact, Marconi was never interested in transmitting voice... > > Sent from my iPad _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org International Radio Club of America<http://www.ircaonline.org/> www.ircaonline.org Web Site for the International Radio Club of America To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
