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Ship to Shore - Guglielmo Marconi and Morse Code at Sea
<p>Guglielmo Marconi’s introduction of wireless communication via Morse code transformed communications at sea. In 1912, when the Titanic sank, it was the Cunard liner <em>Carpathia</em> – which had a
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Ship to Shore - Guglielmo Marconi and Morse Code at Sea
<p>Guglielmo Marconi’s introduction of wireless communication via Morse code transformed communications at sea. In 1912, when the Titanic sank, it was the Cunard liner <em>Carpathia</em> – which had a
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Guglielmo Marconi’s introduction of wireless communication via Morse code transformed communications at sea. In 1912, when the Titanic sank, it was the Cunard liner Carpathia – which had a radio officer on duty – who was able to respond to the ship’s distress signals, rescuing 700 survivors. We look at this and other early use of wireless at sea.
DELIVERY MODE
- Hybrid (F2F & Online simultaneously)
COURSE OUTLINE
- Early wireless experiments – Tesla and Marconi
- Marcroni’s further development of the technology
- The first successful ship to shore message in 1899: East Goodwin lightship to the South Foreland Longhouse
- Introduction of wireless to ships
- Mawson’s 1912 experiment with wireless to the Antarctica via Macquarie Island
- The sinking of the Titanic, 1912
- Wireless introduced to Australian coastal Lighthouses and other locations
LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Appreciate the importance of wireless technology to communications at sea (and later in the air)
- Understand the resources and training required to ensure that wireless telephony was operational for early users.