The Marconi Scandal

Nonfiction, History
Cover of the book The Marconi Scandal by Frances Donaldson, Bloomsbury Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Frances Donaldson ISBN: 9781448205547
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: September 28, 2011
Imprint: Bloomsbury Reader Language: English
Author: Frances Donaldson
ISBN: 9781448205547
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: September 28, 2011
Imprint: Bloomsbury Reader
Language: English

In March 1912 the Postmaster-General accepted the Marconi Company's tender to build the first six stations of a wireless chain to link up the British Empire. The negotiations had been conducted for the Marconi Company by the Managing Director, Godfrey Isaacs, brother of Sir Rufus Isaacs, the Attorney-General. Immediately it became clear that opposition to the contract would be unexpectedly strong. There was evidence of a gamble in Marconi shares. Rumours began to spread charging Ministers, among them Lloyd George, with corruption in placing the contract and using their position to speculate in Marconi shares. Although it has been discussed in many biographies of the period, this is the first objective and full-length account of a dramatic and little-known event in English History.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In March 1912 the Postmaster-General accepted the Marconi Company's tender to build the first six stations of a wireless chain to link up the British Empire. The negotiations had been conducted for the Marconi Company by the Managing Director, Godfrey Isaacs, brother of Sir Rufus Isaacs, the Attorney-General. Immediately it became clear that opposition to the contract would be unexpectedly strong. There was evidence of a gamble in Marconi shares. Rumours began to spread charging Ministers, among them Lloyd George, with corruption in placing the contract and using their position to speculate in Marconi shares. Although it has been discussed in many biographies of the period, this is the first objective and full-length account of a dramatic and little-known event in English History.

More books from Bloomsbury Publishing

Cover of the book Philosophy and Vulnerability by Frances Donaldson
Cover of the book Bond Plays: 8 by Frances Donaldson
Cover of the book Encounters Beyond the Gallery by Frances Donaldson
Cover of the book Oh What A Lovely War by Frances Donaldson
Cover of the book Scots Armies of the English Civil Wars by Frances Donaldson
Cover of the book Goodbye Sarajevo by Frances Donaldson
Cover of the book Policing by Frances Donaldson
Cover of the book The Constitutionalization of European Budgetary Constraints by Frances Donaldson
Cover of the book I, Dreyfus by Frances Donaldson
Cover of the book Creative Teaching by Frances Donaldson
Cover of the book The Arab-Israeli Conflict by Frances Donaldson
Cover of the book Faster by Frances Donaldson
Cover of the book Robinson Crusoe and the Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Frances Donaldson
Cover of the book Spitfire Aces of Northwest Europe 1944-45 by Frances Donaldson
Cover of the book Greek Fortifications of Asia Minor 500–130 BC by Frances Donaldson
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy