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Heritage Minutes: Marconi

Heritage Minutes: Marconi

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Inventor Guglielmo Marconi receives the first trans-Atlantic radio signals in Newfoundland and is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

1 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

30 April 1993

Country

Canada

Cast

Chuck Herriott

Chuck Herriott

Marconi

Ron Hynes

Ron Hynes

Paget

Rick Boland

Rick Boland

Kemp

Louise Stoodley

Louise Stoodley

Child #1

Jamie Ash

Jamie Ash

Child #2

Caroline Mason

Caroline Mason

Child #3

Mathew Mason

Mathew Mason

Child #4

Riley Fitzgerald

Riley Fitzgerald

Child #5

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