I WONDER - Who Invented The Radio?

The invention of the radio involved multiple contributors. Henrik Hertz is credited with discovering the first wireless radio in the late 1800s. However, it was Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi who is recognized as the father of radio for making practical radio sets in 1895. The first radio station began broadcasting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1920.

Which of the following statements is true about the invention of the radio?

• It was initially developed for television.

• It was first used in the 1700s.

• It was a collaborative effort by multiple inventors.

• It was invented by a single person.

Who is credited with the initial discovery of wireless radio technology?

• Henrik Hertz

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Nikola Tesla

• Thomas Edison

Which inventor is known as the father of radio for making it practical and usable?

• Nikola Tesla

• Guglielmo Marconi

• Henrik Hertz

• James Clerk Maxwell

In what year did the first radio station begin broadcasting?

• 1910

• 1920

• 1930

• 1940

Where did the first radio station start broadcasting?

• Chicago, Illinois

• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Los Angeles, California

• New York, New York