Timeline Tuesday 20 July 1897

Events on Tuesday 20 July 1897 1

• 1897 Marconi founds Wireless Telegraph and Signal Company First company formed to commercialize radio communication Guglielmo Marconi established the Wireless Telegraph and Signal Company in London on 20 July 1897 to develop and market his wireless telegraphy patents. The company, later renamed Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company, became the leading early supplier of radio equipment to ships and governments. It laid the commercial foundation for the radio industry.