{"product_id":"9781770493780","title":"Making Contact!: Marconi Goes Wireless","description":"\u003cp\u003e  The fifth book in Tundra's Great Idea Series, \u003ci\u003eMaking Contact!\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Guglielmo Marconi, who became the father of wireless communication. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     As a boy, Marconi loved science and invention. Born in 1874 in Bologna, Italy, to a wealthy family, Marconi grew up surrounded by books in his father's library. He was fascinated with radio waves and learned Morse code, the language of the telegraph. A retired telegraph operator taught him how to tap messages on the telegraph machine. At the age of twenty, Marconi realized that no one had invented a wireless telegraph. Determined to find a way to use radio waves to send wireless messages, Marconi found his calling. And, thanks to his persistence, on December 12, 1901, for the first time ever, a wireless signal traveled between two continents. The rest is history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     Monica Kulling's playful, informative text, combined with the compelling illustrations of artist Richard Rudnicki, bring an amazing inventor and his times to life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tundra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47050110009584,"sku":"9781770493780","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781770493780_p0.jpg?v=1763706618","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781770493780","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}