The Marconi Patent - English Edition

ISBN-13: 9783347659391 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 340 str.

Peter Kurz

Opis

December 1914. The Norwegian Atlantic liner "Bergensfjord" breaks through the British naval blockade on its way to New York. On board: the German professor Ferdinand Braun, a team from Telefunken and a brand-new very long wave machine transmitter. Their task: To upgrade the radio station in Sayville on Long Island, which maintains communication with Nauen near Berlin. And to testify in the lawsuit against the Marconi Company, which is trying to use its patents to shut down the Sayville station. Can they succeed with this plan? Chances are not good because suddenly the radio operator of the "Bergensfjord" disappears without a trace. And what is the role of an attractive red-haired Irish woman pretending to be a refugee from the Irish Civil War? The United States are still neutral, but no one knows for how long. And then a pandemic breaks out...

O autorze

Dr. Peter Kurz is a patent attorney and likes publishing, e.g., legal articles and the book "Vertraulichkeitsvereinbarungen" (Confidentiality Agreements). In addition, he is fascinated by historical facts, especially in the field of the history of technology and science; his book "Weltgeschichte des Erfindungsschutzes" (World History of Invention Protection) is a result of this interest. - The present book is his first novel and deals with the beginnings of intercontinental radio communications; it was inspired by a visit to the last preserved and still operational very long wave transmitter (a World Heritage Site since 2004) in Grimeton, Sweden. - Peter Kurz is a licensed ham. He lives and works in Germany and Switzerland.