![Donald Manson, an employee of the Marconi Wireless Company at work in 1905.](https://i0.wp.com/historyofthetwentiethcentury.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Donald_Manson_working_as_an_employee_of_the_Marconi_Company.jpg?resize=633%2C480&ssl=1)
A look at the invention of radio, the first step on the road to modern electronics and modern mass media, a revolution in information, news, and entertainment.
Playlist:
Fanfare
Opening Theme
Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Composed in 1808 by Ludwig van Beethoven. Public domain.
Public domain recording. Source.
Morse code sound effect created by Wikipedia user Horsten, and used pursuant to a Creative Commons license. Details.
Edison Phonograph advertisement is public domain and/or fair use. Source.
Recording of Kaiser Franz Josef is public domain. Source.
Closing Theme
Except when otherwise indicated, the contents of this podcast are © and ℗ 2016 by Mark Painter, all rights reserved. Some sound effects used by arrangement with Pond 5.