What did Guglielmo Marconi, at Signal Hill, Newfoundland, receive today in 1901?

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Answer:

The first transatlantic radio signal. Marconi, often cited as the inventor of radio, received a transmission originating from Cornwall, England. To receive the signal (the letter S in Morse Code) Marconi used an antenna mounted to a kite 500 feet in the air.

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