  My father made me a world renowned model
by Tissa Hewavitarana
I was fortunate to be born to an
Italian father and an Irish mother. My father needs no introduction.
His name is associated with many different devices in everyday use
and has long been a household name. Of the seven wonders of every day
life, the telephone, the gramophone, the radio, the film, television,
the motor car, and the aeroplane. The most far-reaching achievement is
the radio.
My father was none other than the great inventor Guglielmo Marconi
born at Bolonga on April, 25, 1874 in Italy. As a child Marconi did not
do well in school. From his early years, Marconi had an interest in
science and electricity. He was keenly interested in electrical
research; he was greatly affected by Hertz’ discovery of electric waves.
It was not long before speculation on Hertz’ work led him to the idea
that these waves might in the not too distant future furnish mankind
with a new and powerful means of communication. While Marconi continued
experimenting he saw his work being particularly applied with success.
He installed the first wireless apparatus on a light ship enabling to
keep in communication with other lighthouses. In later years Marconi
returned to the practical side of wireless and made a great improvement
in low-power shortwave transmission. The radio was invented as a new
dimension of sound.
My father didn’t make me for nothing. He wouldn’t have made me at
all. He could have done his work without me. He made me because he knew
I had a bright future. He worked hard to bring me up and make me a world
renowned model. I being the only child he gave me all the comforts he
could afford.
With his ever increasing popularity by inventing the radio which
opened a new era in the history of mankind, the great inventor was
showered with many honours, chief among them, being the nobel prize for
physics awarded to him. Next he became a member of the Italian Senate
and later conferred the highest honour marquis by the state.
 He made radio history by improving sending messages to moving trains
and ships.
He modified my figure and added more components by assembling a
speaker, a transformer, an amplifier and a receiving frequency unit in
one cubical box and gave his name Marconi. At times I was known as a
magic box. The new wave bands gave a better sound system and opened new
vistas to the world. Manufacturers produced more and more.
My popularity was high and Marconi became a household name. As I
advanced in age new transmissions were introduced allowing the greatest
use of channels.
Many entertaining programs, news readers, DJ’s, singing stars were
born through me. The whole world looked upon my lifestyle, and Marconi
became the brand name for radio. Today I live as a proud and happy
person who has contributed very much to society.
The radio with its ever increasing benefits in every sphere of human
activity, knit a new world together and opened a new era in the history
of mankind.
It was my father the magician who tapped time with his wand became
known to the world as Gugliemo Marconi. |
