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Maskelyne, who was Marconi's business adversary, ruined Fleming's public demonstration of Marconi's new syntonic radio system by sending derogatory messages, hurt Fleming's credibility.
Maskelyne, who was Marconi's business adversary, ruined Fleming's public demonstration of Marconi's new syntonic radio system by sending derogatory messages, hurt Fleming's credibility.


The event was an early example of security hacking.
This was an early example of security hacking.


== In the News ==
== In the News ==

Revision as of 09:42, 4 December 2018

The Maskelyne-Marconi affair was an event on June 4, 1903 involving Nevil Maskelyne, Guglielmo Marconi, and John Ambrose Fleming.

Maskelyne, who was Marconi's business adversary, ruined Fleming's public demonstration of Marconi's new syntonic radio system by sending derogatory messages, hurt Fleming's credibility.

This was an early example of security hacking.

In the News

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