Guglielmo Marconi

Engineering Italian 1874 – 1937 404 quotes

Pioneer of long-distance radio transmission

Quotes by Guglielmo Marconi

I built my first apparatus with the help of my mother.

Autobiographical note 1895

Signals from space may one day greet us.

Radio address 1937

Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.

Letter to colleague 1902

The world is connected by invisible threads.

Speech 1910

Humor is the great thing, the saving thing.

Interview 1932

Engineering demands patience and precision.

Professional paper 1921

Life's greatest joy is in discovery.

Personal letter 1933

The radio revolutionizes communication as the wheel did transport.

Article 1903

Wisdom comes from experience, and experience from experimentation.

Speech 1918

In the silence of the ether, profound truths await.

Reflection 1928

A good engineer solves problems others didn't know existed.

Witty remark 1907

Unity through technology is the path to global harmony.

International conference speech 1931

Every great invention begins with a dream.

Early journal 1894

Radio waves carry the pulse of humanity.

Broadcast 1924

The true measure of success is the lives improved.

Late interview 1939

Challenges in wireless are but puzzles to solve.

Lab correspondence 1906

As I lay dying, I see the stars whispering through the airwaves.

Deathbed words 1937

The coming of wireless telegraphy has made the world a smaller place, and has brought nations closer together.

Various speeches and interviews

It is not a question of 'if' but 'when' we shall be able to transmit power without wires.

Various speeches and interviews

The wireless telegraph is not a discovery in the ordinary sense, but a new art, a new method of communication.

Various speeches and interviews