The Secret Life of the Radio

By Tim Hunkin and Rex Garrod

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32 min

This is Marconi’s original equipment that he brought to England with him. This is his transmitter with an induction coil like Hertz’s and these balls concentrated the energy of the spark.

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Published in 1991 by BBC Channel 4 as The Secret Life of Machines number 11.

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