Guglielmo Marconi

Engineering Italian 1874 – 1937 404 quotes

Pioneer of long-distance radio transmission

Quotes by Guglielmo Marconi

The radio has brought the world together like never before.

Speech 1922

I discovered that the waves could travel beyond the horizon.

Diary entry 1901

The ether is full of voices which are calling us.

Speech 1905

Engineering is the art of directing the great sources of power in nature.

Lecture 1925

My work is not for fame, but for the benefit of mankind.

Nobel acceptance speech 1909

The telephone and telegraph are but the beginning; wireless will connect the globe.

Letter 1897

In the vastness of space, there is room for many worlds.

Interview 1938

Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

Personal note 1915

The spark gap is mightier than the sword.

Witty remark 1900

Radio waves know no boundaries.

Speech 1920

Life is a transmission; we send and receive signals every day.

Personal reflection 1930

The future is wireless.

Early patent note 1896

Errors are stepping stones to truth.

Letter 1908

I owe my success to the fact that I never had a clock in my workroom.

Interview 1927

The universe is a great symphony, and radio is our instrument.

Speech 1935

Peace will come when the ether is filled with messages of goodwill.

Post-war speech 1919

Every experiment is a lesson, even if it fails.

Lab notebook 1898

The mind is like a radio; it receives what it tunes into.

Personal reflection 1936

Wireless telegraphy will make war impossible.

Interview 1904

Curiosity is the engine of achievement.

Lecture 1923