-> G'morning David,  
 
->  DW> Marconi's 
->  DW> inventions were greeted with enthusiasm, but not astonishment. 
 
-> Err ... having a father who was not merely a BTH scientist working  
-> in part on radar applications, but was a teenage radio ham in the  
-> 1920's,  I understand that Marconi was viewed more as an exploiter  
-> of early radio techniques rather than a contributor.... 
 
-> :-)) 
  
Every innovator stands on the shoulders of those who have gone before 
him. Sure, Marconi used a lot of stuff that others had invented and 
discovered, but I don't think this detracts from his achievement in 
making the first transatlantic radio transmission, or his contribution 
to developing radio as a method of practical communication. Without 
what he did, the notorious murderer Dr Crippen would not have been 
caught, and the Titanic disaster would have been even worse than it 
actually was. 
  
                           dow 
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