Whose technological use of electromagnetic waves led to the revolution in communication?
AMillikan
BMichelson
CMarconi
DMaxwell
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Marconi
1. Hertz produced the waves but did not exploit them commercially.
2. Someone else turned the demonstration into a communication system.
3. Its technological use by Marconi and others led to the revolution in communication.
4. So the answer is Marconi.
_Source: syllabus Physics Part I, Ch 8 'Electromagnetic Waves'_
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