What is recorded here
Guglielmo Marconi 1874‒1937 The Father of Wireless From this site was transmitted Britain’s first official radio broadcast by Dame Nellie Melba 15th June 1920
Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian inventor and Nobel laureate, was instrumental in the development of radio communication. This site is historically significant as it was where Britain’s first official radio broadcast took place on 15 June 1920, featuring Dame Nellie Melba singing *The Last Rose of Summer*.
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