Signal Hill
Wireless
Where Marconi RECEIVED the 1st Transatlantic Wireless Signal (on 12-Dec-1901)
St. John's, Newfoundland


Did you know that Marconi's company was selected
to supply the wireless for the
first (maiden, and last) voyage of the Titanic (15-Apr-1912)?
Unfortunately, the wireless operator on duty that fateful night was so
preoccupied
with sending a huge backlog of passenger wireless messages (to Cape Race,
Newfoundland)
that he didn't pass on the last 2 warning messages of nearby icebergs to the
Titanic captain...
see
also
Newfie Section
Table Head, Nova Scotia - Where Marconi SENT the 1st Transatlantic
Wireless Signal (15-Dec-1902)