Science on the 13th of May 1897 in history

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Date	Type	Text
13 May 1897 Guglielmo Marconi	science	Guglielmo Marconi (technology) Guglielmo Marconi sends the first ever wireless communication over open sea when the message "Are you ready" is transmitted across the Bristol Channel from Lavernock Point in South Wales to Flat Holm Island, a distance of 6 kilometres (3.7 mi).	0

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