It’s long been said that Marconi invented the radio, but now people are insisting that the original inventor was actually Nikola Tesla. Which one was it?
Here’s a link. Go to the middle and look at the chapter titled “Inventor of Radio?”
http://onlinetools.chipcenter.com/netsim/tesla/tesla2.html#wireless
Please note the article describes the Colorado Springs experiment as the first AM broadcasting tower. I believe that was Tesla’s attempt to utilize “broadcast power” which was a different deal.
Cecil himself wrote about it here:
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_274.html
Long story short, while Tesla was experienting with broadcast power Marconi sent the first wireless signal over the ocean.
According to the Supreme Court (and others), Tesla.
For those wondering exactly what the Supreme Court said: