Thunderstruck is the story of Marconi and the first radio receiver/transmitter. It is also the story of the first murder solved by radio telegraphy. In that classic Erik Larson style, he weaves together two storylines, making a single cohesive narrative about some relatively dry history that becomes a thrilling race against time. Marconi invented radio telegraphy, aka the ability to wirelessly transmit telegraph signals. This was a critical invention, for at the time there was little understanding about radio waves, and monopolies on literal cable […]
Thunderstruck
Thunderstruck by Erik Larson