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title: "Radio Transmission Achieved"
year: 1895
country: "Italy"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1895/marconi-wireless"
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recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1895-01-01"
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# Radio Transmission Achieved

> Marconi's wireless telegraph transmission proved long-distance radio was possible, unleashing the wireless age.

## Summary

Radio is the technology of communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 3 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmitter connected to an antenna which radiates the waves. They can be received by other antennas connected to a radio receiver; this is the fundamental principle of radio communication. In addition to communication, radio is used for radar, radio navigation, remote control, remote sensing, and other applications.

## Sources

- [Radio transmission](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio) - Wikipedia

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