Marconi
Books
- Twenty Lifeboats Titanic, the Inquiries, and the Remaking of Maritime Law · Liszt Think
On the night of April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank with lifeboats lowered half full.
- The Vessel of Confidence…the ship and stood ready for emergencies they never expected to face. The wireless operators—John Phillips and a second man—worked for the Marconi Company. They were not technically part of the ship’s crew. They were employees of a private firm, stationed on board to send and receive m…
- A Desk of Regulations (London, 1894–1912)…ireless on passenger ships. There was no standard for watch hours. Ships might carry wireless operators, but those operators worked for the Marconi Company, not for the ship. They were there to send passenger messages and earn revenue. Distress calls were part of their duty, but not the…
- The Marconi Room (Liverpool and Seaward, 1900–April 1912)…tuned to catch signals across hundreds of miles of open water. The operator sat before it with his logbook and his key. He answered to the Marconi International Marine Communication Company, not to the ship’s master. He wore no uniform. He ate in a separate mess. He was a technician, a…