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Walter Massie - Rhode Island's Wireless Pioneer

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CourseGraphic Walter Massie, a Providence native and civil engineer, became fascinated with the potential of wireless radio at the turn of the 20th century. Ranked among the leading American experts in the field at the time, his RI-based wireless communications company eventually fell victim (as did other U.S. wireless efforts) to the relentless efforts by Guglielmo Marconi to corner the worldwide wireless radio market. This program looks at how wireless radio (and eventually broadcasting as we know it) evolved thanks to Massie and his contemporaries. (Massie’s Point Judith wireless radio station has been completely restored by the New England Wireless and Steam Museum in East Greenwich.)
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1 Session(s)
Mon

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OLLI

Instructor
Brian Wallin 

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$15.00

Registration Closes On
Sunday, May 18, 2025 @ 12:00 AM

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Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s) Instructional Method
5/19/2025 Mon 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM Kingston, OLLI  Map Brian Wallin  ClassRoom

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