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The '''Maskelyne-Marconi affair''' | The '''Maskelyne-Marconi affair''' was an event on June 4, 1903 involving [[Nevil Maskelyne (magician) (nonfiction)|Nevil Maskelyne]], [[Guglielmo Marconi (nonfiction)|Guglielmo Marconi]], and [[John Ambrose Fleming (nonfiction)|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. | 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. | ||
Revision as of 09:41, 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.
The event was an early example of security hacking.
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Nonfiction cross-reference
- Nevil Maskelyne (magician) (nonfiction)
- Guglielmo Marconi (nonfiction)
- John Ambrose Fleming (nonfiction)
External links:
- Nevil Maskelyne (magician) @ Wikipedia
- Guglielmo Marconi @ Wikipedia
- John Ambrose Fleming @ Wikipedia
- Inventing the History of on Invention: J. A. Fleming's Route to the Valve by Sungook Hong