After storms destroyed infrastructure at Wellfleet, Cape Cod and cable company interests pushed him out of Newfoundland, Marconi chose Table Head, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada as his permanent North American base. It was here, from Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, that trans-Atlantic wireless telegraphic messaging began, more than a month before Marconi again demonstrated trans-Atlantic wireless from Cape Cod. Glace Bay was the site of the world’s first commercial service for trans-Atlantic wireless messaging. Matthew Cook will speak from Marconi National Historic Site, where the ruins of Marconi’s first permanent North American station can be found, along with a museum explaining the significance of the place to Marconi’s “Great Thing.”
The Chatham Marconi Program Team is seeking volunteers to develop programs, arrange for speakers and produce these events. If you would like to be part of the team, please e-mail us at speakers@chathammarconi.org .
Thursday Jun 2, 2022
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Via Zoom Webinar. The speaker will be presenting remotely and available for questions at the conclusion of the program.
General admission is $10, which permits one linked computer to access the Zoom webinar. There is no charge for current Chatham Marconi Maritime Center members. Tickets for this virtual presentation can be obtained at Reservations .
See https://www.chathammarconi.org for more detail.
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