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Guglielmo Marconi, inventor and Nobel Prize winner, lived in Marconi Cottage at St. Catherine's Lighthouse in late 1890.
His transmitted the first wireless message across open water from Alum Bay in Totland in 1897.
He died in 20 July 1937 (aged 63) at his home in Rome aged 63
His awards included:
- Matteucci Medal(1901)
- Nobel Prize for Physics(1909)
- Albert Medal(1914)
- Franklin Medal(1918)
- IEEE Medal of Honor(1920)
- John Fritz Medal(1923)
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- Famous Locals
Map Location
St Catherine's