The Airwaves That Changed the World
A History of Radio In 1897, Guglielmo Marconi sent a Morse code signal across the Bristol Channel, a 12-mile leap that ignited humanity’s first wireless conversation. Today, 127 years later, radio thrives as podcasts, streaming playlists, and satellite broadcasts. How did a technology once deemed a “flash in the pan” outlive telegrams, outsmart television, and outpace…