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What is the Titanic's marconi room?
It was the radio room. Marconi was the name of the inventor.
What happened to Titanic's Marconi Radio?
Marconi was never on the titaninc, his radio system was aboard as was operated by Harold Bride and Jack Phillips
What type of radio transmitter was used on the ship Titanic?
The Titanic used a Marconi designed spark transmitter.
Why did the Marconi stock skyrocketed after the news of the Titanic got out?
When the Titanic was built, the Marconi was still a relatively new invention. However, after the Titanic sank people became aware of the value of having the new invention onboard as it had saved countless lives. It was through the use of the Marconi that the Titanic was able to send SOS signals to other ships, and it was because of the Marconi that the Carpathia was able to travel to the location where the Titanic sank to pick up survivors. The stock skyrocketed because after the sinking many ships had this new technology installed.
Did the titanic have any cellphones on borad?
No. The closest thing to a telephone was the Marconi wireless set. There was one on the Titanic and people could pay to send messages to people they knew. It was very expensive for a passenger to send messages so they were usually very short.
What was Marconi's first message across the English Channel?
>> It was when the Titanic Sank. The message was "the titanic is safe"even tho it did - Actually, this was NOT the FIRST message sent. Obviously, by the time of the Titanic sinking (April 1912), the Marconi wireless were an industry standard and had been in widespread use for years. The first message across the English Channel was in March 1899, the content by some accounts was, 'Are you ready?"
How much experience did Harold bride titanic operator have?
As I recall, Harold Bride had 3 years experience with the Marconi Company.
Were there telegraph wires when the Titanic sank?
There were telegraph wires before Titanic sunk. Samuel Morse developed the system in the 1830's but we didn't have the WIRELESS telegraph until Guglielmo Marconi, much later on.
Whose radio call sign was MGY?
MGY was the Marconi Company callsign assigned to the RMS Titanic. It has not been reissued, out of respect for the lives lost on the Titanic, plus superstition regarding reusing callsigns from lost ships.
What was the message room called on the Titanic?
Wireless room or wireless "shack" in ship's parlance; sometimes called the "Marconi Room" after the inventor of wireless communication.
What was the impact on the titanic ship industry?
After the Titanic disaster, rules were made so that all ships had to have enough lifeboats. Also, the marconi system (or "telegraph system") was declared a must on all ships, and they said that messages for the captain must be their number one concern, not passenger messages like it was on the Titanic.
What are three things that Gugliemo Marconi is famous for?
Marconi is credited with creating transmission instruments that were used to communicate over long distances. He established a wireless transmitting station in 1901 and in 1902 he set sail on the SS Philadelphia, sailing west from England. It is claimed that Marconi's invention played a vital role in rescuing survivors from the Titanic. In 1909, Marconi was awarded a nobel prize and holds a place in the National Broadcasters Hall of Fame and the Radio Hall of Fame.
