Guglielmo Marconi loved science and invention. Born to a wealthy family in Bologna, Italy, in 1874, he grew up surrounded by the books in his father's library. As a boy, he was captivated by Benjamin Franklin, radio waves, and Morse code - the language of the telegraph. It was not long before he learned how to tap messages on the telegraph machine. 

By the age of twenty, Marconi realized that no one had found a way to use radio waves to send wireless messages. Could he be the first? In this fascinating account of the life of the "father of wireless communication," Konica Kulling's playful, informative text, complemented by the striking illustrations of artist Richard Rudnicki, brings this inspiring inventor and his times to life in the fifth book in Tundra's Great Idea Series.

From the dust jacket