
What is recorded here
Kenmara House in County Antrim holds a blue plaque marking the day Marconi and Kemp made wireless telegraphy work on 25th August 1898. The house still stands on North Street, waiting for people to imagine the cluttered room where invisible waves first crossed a real distance.
This blue commemorative plaque records: Guglielmo Marconi and George Kemp carried out a successful experiment in Wireless Telegrapy here 25th August 1898 Recorded plaque organisation: Ulster History Circle.
Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian inventor, and George Kemp, a Scottish engineer, conducted a pioneering wireless telegraphy experiment here on August 25, 1898, contributing significantly to the development of long-distance radio communication.
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