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Marconi Park

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157 St., 155 St. bet. 180 Ave. and 109 Ave.

Queens

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Acres: 4.63

This text is part of Parks’ Historical Signs Project and can be found posted within the park.

This park is named to honor Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937), an Italian scientist who pioneered the wireless telegraph and subsequently developed the modern radio. Born in Bologna, Italy, Marconi was the son of an Italian businessman, Joseph, and an Irish physicist, Annie Jameson. From an early age, Guglielmo displayed exceptional intelligence and an interest in electricity and physics. When his family moved to Liverno in 1885, Marconi began a detailed study of the electromagnetic experiments of Heinrich Hertz and James Clerk Maxwell.

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Marconi Park Weather

  • Sun
    Slight Chc Snow
    32°F
  • Mon
    Sunny
    42°F
  • Tue
    Slight Chc Rain
    45°F
  • Wed
    Mostly Cloudy
    45°F

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