Mark Raboy's biography traces the origins and emergence of our present networked system of global communication through the stunning life and career of Guglielmo Marconi.
Mark Raboy's biography traces the origins and emergence of our present networked system of global communication through the stunning life and career of Guglielmo Marconi.
Mark Raboy is Professor and Beaverbrook Chair in Ethics, Media, and Communications in the Department of Art History and Communication Studies at McGill University.
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Prologue: Marconi in His Time and Ours PART I The Prodigy 1 Bologna: Beginnings 2 Priority and Detractors 3 London: Start-up 4 The Magician 5 New York: New Frontiers 6 Love and Imperialism 7 The Upstart Technology 8 "The Great Thing" 9 Newfoundland: The World Shrinks PART II The Player 10 Corralling the Brand 11 Regulation 12 Marriage 13 A Life in Litigation 14 The Marconi Aura 15 A New World Order 16 On the Way to Somewhere 17 The Perfect Laureate PART III The Pat Riot 18 The Godsend 19 Signals of War 20 Wireless and Disaster 21 "The Marconi Scandal" 22 The Invisible Weapon 23 "L'eroe magico" 24 The Statesman 25 The Spark PART IV The Outsider 26 The Master of the House 27 The Beam Indenture 28 Radio 29 The Merger 30 The Anchor PART V The Conformist 31 A Servant of the Regime 32 Science and Fascism 33 "Your Every Wish Is My Command" 34 Controlling His Legacy 35 The Heritage 36 He Only Cared About Wireless . . . Postscript Acknowledgements Sources and Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index
Prologue: Marconi in His Time and Ours PART I The Prodigy 1 Bologna: Beginnings 2 Priority and Detractors 3 London: Start-up 4 The Magician 5 New York: New Frontiers 6 Love and Imperialism 7 The Upstart Technology 8 "The Great Thing" 9 Newfoundland: The World Shrinks PART II The Player 10 Corralling the Brand 11 Regulation 12 Marriage 13 A Life in Litigation 14 The Marconi Aura 15 A New World Order 16 On the Way to Somewhere 17 The Perfect Laureate PART III The Pat Riot 18 The Godsend 19 Signals of War 20 Wireless and Disaster 21 "The Marconi Scandal" 22 The Invisible Weapon 23 "L'eroe magico" 24 The Statesman 25 The Spark PART IV The Outsider 26 The Master of the House 27 The Beam Indenture 28 Radio 29 The Merger 30 The Anchor PART V The Conformist 31 A Servant of the Regime 32 Science and Fascism 33 "Your Every Wish Is My Command" 34 Controlling His Legacy 35 The Heritage 36 He Only Cared About Wireless . . . Postscript Acknowledgements Sources and Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index
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