The scientist who first sent electromagnetic waves to distant places is
(A) James Clerk Maxwell
(B) Heinrich Hertz
(C) Thomas Alya Edison
(D) John Logte Baird
Correct Answer : Thomas Alya Edison
Question Asked : SSC CISF ASI Exam 2010
Explanation : Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by electromagnetic radiation of a frequency significantly below that of visible light, in the radio frequency range, from about 30 kHz to 300 GHz. These waves are called radio waves. Experiments were undertaken by Thomas Edison and his employees of Menlo Park. Edison applied in 1885 to the U.S. Patent Office for a patent on an electrostatic coupling system between elevated terminals. The patent was granted as U.S. Patent 465.971 on December 29. 1891. The Marconi Company later purchased rights to the Edison patent to protect them legally from lawsuits.
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