wireless telegraphy
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of wireless telegraphy
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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Over the next decade, Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian aristocrat, developed a practical system of wireless telegraphy using radio waves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Regarded as the "father of radio", Marconi was a joint-winner of the Nobel prize for his work with "wireless telegraphy", which included discoveries that allowed messages to be sent via radio waves.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2022
And with Titanic, the storylines played out instantly thanks to the recent innovation of wireless telegraphy.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2012
Many of the academicians naturally desired to recognize the very important part played by their compatriot in the development of wireless telegraphy.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 28, 2011
This was tested by the navy and proclaimed impractical, but it contained the principles of wireless telegraphy.
From Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town by John T. Goolrick
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