1901

On December 12, 1901, the world awoke to the news that Guglielmo Marconi had signaled the letter "S" across the Atlantic Ocean, from Cornwall (England) to Newfoundland. Nikola Tesla, unruffled by the accomplishment, explained that the Italian used 17 Tesla patents to accomplish the transmission. But Morgan began to doubt Tesla. Marconi's system not only worked, it was also inexpensive.

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