🔬 Marconi applies for a radio patent (1896)
Where: London, UK
📅 On This Day: June 2
June 2, 1896: Marconi applies for a radio patent. On this day in 1896, young Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi applied in London for a patent on wireless telegraphy, sending signals without wires. He was only 22 years old. His invention became a starting point for radio and today's wireless communication.
✨ More events on this day
- 1910 🧭 Charles Rolls, co-founder of Rolls-Royce, became the first person to fly across the English Channel and back without stopping.
- 1966 🚀 NASA's Surveyor 1 gently touched down on the Moon, becoming the first American spacecraft to soft-land there and sending back thousands of photos.
- 2003 🚀 Europe launched Mars Express, its first mission to another planet, which has been orbiting Mars and photographing its canyons and ice caps for many years.
🧠 Question of the day
Marconi's invention sent signals without what?
- Electricity
- People
- Wires
Show the answer
Answer: Wires
🎂 Landmarks that opened on June 2
Questions
What happened on June 2?
June 2, 1896: Marconi applies for a radio patent. It happened in London, UK.
Which landmarks opened on June 2?
Baikonur Cosmodrome (established 1955), Lençóis Maranhenses (established 1981).
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