The one-sided relationship of Guglielmo Marconi and Alexander Graham Bell

This lecture will examine the complex and largely asymmetrical relationship between Guglielmo Marconi and Alexander Graham Bell, shedding new light on the historical and scientific contextrelevance of their interactions. Drawing on extensive archival research presented in his landmark 872-page biography, Marconi: The Man Who Networked the World, Professor Marc Raboy (McGill University) will explore how Marconi built his global wireless empire while selectively engaging with leading scientists and inventors of his time, including <a href="http://Bell.

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The talk will analyze how Bell’s scientific influence, reputation, and communication networks indirectly shaped Marconi’s trajectory, even though the relationship was not reciprocal. It will also situate this dynamic within the broader context of early wireless innovation, intellectual property, industrial competition, and the emergence of global communication infrastructures. By revisiting this “one-sided” connection, the conference offers a deeper understanding of the technological, political, and entrepreneurial forces that shaped the birth of modern wireless <a href="http://communication.

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Raboy’s work draws on original archives and multilingual sources across several countries, presenting Marconi not only as a pioneer of radio, but also as a strategist and global actor whose vision helped define today’s connected <a href="http://world.

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Co-sponsored by: INRS/Staracom

Agenda:
10 h-12 h

Exposition et visites guidées (Exposition : Communiquer grâce à l’électricité! 150 ans de transmission de la voix )

Laboratoires et salle 18

11 h 30-12 h

Conférence : «The one-sided relationship of Guglielmo Marconi and Alexander Graham Bell » Conférencier : professeur émérite Marc Raboy (McGill) auteur d’une des meilleures biographies de G. Marconi (872 pages) [Marconi – Marc Raboy](<a href="https://www.marcraboy.org/marconi/)

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12 h-13 h: Pizza

Room: 6900, Bldg: 6900, 800 Rue De la Gauchetière Ouest, Montréal, Quebec, Canada, H5A 1K8