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Marconi (other)
Marconi may refer to: Family name *Enrico Marconi (1792-1863) was an Italian-Polish architect. *Guglielmo Marconi (1874–1937) was an Italian radio pioneer. *Leandro Marconi (1834-1919) was a Polish architect, son of Enrico. *Leonard Marconi (1835-1899) was a Polish architect and sculptor. *Rocco Marconi (1490–1529) was an Italian painter. *Władysław Marconi (1848-1915) was a Polish architect, son of Enrico. Businesses *Marconi Company, a British telecommunications company; now part of General Electric Company (GEC) **Marconi Electronic Systems, the former defence arm of GEC **Marconi plc, the former telecommunications arm of GEC *Marconi Corporation plc, a British telecommunications company formed by the 2003 restructuring of Marconi plc **Marconi Communications, the former telecommunications arm of GEC, now part of Marconi Corporation plc *Marconi Instruments, a former British electronic instruments company *Telent, a successor company of Marconi plc *Alenia Marconi Systems ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrico Marconi
Enrico Marconi, known in Poland as Henryk Marconi (7 January 1792 in Rome – 21 February 1863 in Warsaw), was an Italian-Polish architect who spent most of his life in Congress Poland. Initially he was taught by his father Leander, later on, between 1806 and 1810, he studied both at the University of Bologna and at the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna. In 1822 he was commissioned by general Ludwik Michał Pac to complete his palace in Dowspuda (then in Congress Poland, now in north-eastern Poland). He settled in Warsaw, where from 1827 he worked for the Council of State and where he became professor (1851-1858) at the Academy of Fine Arts. Enrico Marconi married a daughter of general Pac's gardener, Małgorzata ( en, Margaret) Heiton, who came from a Scottish family settled in Poland. One of their sons, Leandro Marconi, also became an architect. Selected works * Hotel Europejski in Warsaw * Mausoleum of Stanisław Kostka Potocki in Wilanów * The Pumping Room Building at Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company Of America
The Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America (commonly called American Marconi) was incorporated in 1899. It was established as a subsidiary of the British Marconi Company and held the U.S. and Cuban rights to Guglielmo Marconi's radio (then called "wireless telegraphy") patents. American Marconi initially primarily operated high-powered land and transatlantic shipboard stations. In 1912, it acquired the extensive assets of the bankrupt United Wireless Telegraph Company, becoming the dominant radio communications provider in the United States. During World War One the United States government assumed control of the radio industry. After the war government officials balked at returning the American Marconi stations to the original owners, distrusting British control of radio communication due to national security concerns. Led by the U.S. Navy, the government pressured the Marconi companies to transfer American Marconi to a U.S. owner. The American Marconi assets were purchase ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marconi Station
A list of early wireless telegraphy radio stations of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co. Guglielmo Marconi developed the first practical radio transmitters and receivers between 1895 and 1901. His company, the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co, started in 1897, dominated the early radio industry. During the first two decades of the 20th century the Marconi Co. built the first radiotelegraphy communication stations, which were used to communicate with ships at sea and exchange commercial telegram traffic with other countries using Morse code. Many of these have since been preserved as historic places. Types of station The first radio transmitters could not transmit audio (sound) like modern AM and FM transmitters, and instead transmitted information by radiotelegraphy; the transmitter was turned on and off rapidly using a switch called a telegraph key, creating different length pulses of radio waves ("dots" and "dashes") which spelled out text messages in Morse code. Marco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marconi Scandal
The Marconi scandal was a British political scandal that broke in mid-1912. Allegations were made that highly placed members of the Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Government of the United Kingdom, government under the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister H. H. Asquith had profited by improper use of information about the government's intentions with respect to the Marconi Company. They had known that the government was about to issue a lucrative contract to the British Marconi company for the Imperial Wireless Chain and had bought shares in an American subsidiary.Michael Finch, ''G.K. Chesterton: A biography'', Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1986, , pages 204-205 Insider trading allegations Allegations and rumours about insider trading in Marconi shares involved a number of government ministers, including David Lloyd George, Lloyd George, the Chancellor of the Exchequer; Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading, Sir Rufus Isaacs, the Attorney General for England and Wales, Attorn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marconi University
Guglielmo Marconi University (GMU) ( it, Università Degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi), often abbreviated as UniMarconi is a private, non-profit university in Rome, Italy. The university offers degrees at the undergraduate and graduate level. History The university was originally proposed by the Tertium Foundation, a consortium formed by " Cassa di Risparmio di Roma", the InterUniversity consortium “Formazione per la Comunicazione”, and " Cassa di Risparmio di Bologna" in Rome, Italy. Guglielmo Marconi University was approved with a 2004 Ministerial Decree of qualifications recognized by Italian law and by the Italian education system. In 2005, the university joined the GUIDE Association - a consortium of 120 universities. Campus Guglielmo Marconi University has three main campuses, all located in Rome: * Headquarters and Administrative Offices - located in Vio Plinio * Didactic Production Center - located in Via Vittoria Colonna * Classrooms and Lecture Halls - located in Via ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marconi-class Submarine
The ''Marconi'' class was a class of six submarines built for the Royal Italian Navy ( it, Regia Marina). The submarines were all launched between 1939 and 1940, and all but one, , were lost in the Atlantic during the Second World War. Class members ''Guglielmo Marconi'' ''Guglielmo Marconi'' (pennant number MN) was launched 27 July 1939Kafka & Pepperburg p.791 and completed on 2 February 1940. On its first wartime patrol in the Mediterranean Sea, ''Marconi'' torpedoed the Royal Navy destroyer on 8 July 1940. ''Marconi'' sailed on 6 September 1940 and passed the Strait of Gibraltar on 11 September for an Atlantic patrol to Bordeaux on 29 September. En route ''Marconi'' sank the neutral Spanish fishing boat ''Almirante Jose de Carranza''. ''Marconi'' sank one ship on its first BETASOM patrol from Bordeaux. After an unsuccessful patrol, ''Marconi'' sank three ships on its third BETASOM patrol and damaged a Yugoslavian freighter on the following patrol which was later sunk by . '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marconi (surname)
Marconi is surname and, more unfrequently, a given name. Notable people with the surname include: * Al Marconi (born 1969), Spanish Guitar international performer *Alfonso Marconi (1865–1936), Italian businessman and collector *Andrea Marconi (born 1985) Italian footballer *David Marconi, American screenwriter *Dominic Anthony Marconi (born 1927), American Roman Catholic bishop *Enrico Marconi, also known as Henryk Marconi (1792–1863), Italian architect *Francesco Marconi (1853 or 1855–1916), Italian operatic tenor *Gaudenzio Marconi (1841–1885), Italian photographer *Gioia Marconi Braga (1916−1996), daughter of Guglielmo Marconi, founder and chairwoman of the Marconi Foundation *Gloria Marconi (born 1968), Italian long-distance runner *Guglielmo Marconi (1874–1937), Italian electrical engineer and inventor of radio *Ivan Marconi (born 1989), Italian footballer *Juan Martínez Marconi (born 1982), Chilean footballer *Joe Marconi (1934–1992), American football fullbac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marconi (mountain)
Marconi (possibly from Aymara ''marqu'' a medical plant, see: ''Artemisa'' ''-ni'' a suffix, "the one with the ''marqu'' plant") is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Huayopata District, and in the Urubamba Province Urubamba Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru. Geography The province is bounded to the north by the La Convención Province, to the east by the Calca Province, to the south by the Cusco Pr ..., Ollantaytambo District. It lies north of the Urubamba River, west of Veronica. References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Cusco Region {{Cusco-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marconi (Turin Metro)
Marconi is a station of the Turin Metro. The station was opened on 6 March 2011 as part of the Line 1 extension from Porta Nuova to Lingotto. It is in the busy, commercial district of central Torino, at the intersection of Via Nizza and Corso Guglielmo Marconi. It is located within walking distance to the Castello del Valentino and Parco del Valentino. Services * Ticket vending machines * Handicap accessibility * Elevators * Escalators An escalator is a moving staircase which carries people between floors of a building or structure. It consists of a Electric motor, motor-driven chain of individually linked steps on a track which cycle on a pair of tracks which keep the st ... * Active CCTV surveillance References Turin Metro stations Railway stations in Italy opened in 2011 {{Turin-metro-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marconi (Rome Metro)
Marconi is a station on line B of the Rome Metro. It is located at the point where the via Ostiense passes under the viale Guglielmo Marconi, after which it is named. Its exits are located on viale Marconi and via Ostiense. Before it opened, there was a "EUR Marconi" station, now renamed "EUR Palasport". Surroundings * Università Roma Tre *former cinodromo di Ponte Marconi *Ponte Marconi, from which runs a motorboat along the Tiber to Ostia Antica Ostia Antica ("Ancient Ostia") is a large archaeological site, close to the modern town of Ostia (Rome), Ostia, that is the location of the harbour city of ancient Rome, 25 kilometres (15 miles) southwest of Rome. "Ostia" (plur. of "ostium") is a ... External links ATAC [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marconi (Brescia Metro)
Marconi is a station of the Brescia Metro, in the city of Brescia in northern Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical .... This ultra-modern station was built under the western end of Parco Marconi. The above ground structure brings a touch of the future into a twentieth-century park and skylight pyramids protrude from the lawn. References External links Brescia Metro stations Railway stations in Italy opened in 2013 {{Italy-metro-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marconi, California
Marconi (formerly called Fisherman's) is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California. It is located on the northeast shore of Tomales Bay, about seven miles (11 km) south-southeast of the village of Tomales, at an elevation of about 70 feet (21 meters) above sea level. Marconi is located in the area of the town of Marshall, California. The inhabitants of an old Native American settlement called "Fisherman's" later shipped seafood from here via railroad Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre .... Then, in 1913, the Marconi Wireless Company bought this site to establish a transpacific wireless telegraph station. See also * Marconi Conference Center * Wireless telegraphy References Unincorporated communities in California Unincorporated commun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
