Scientists at War: A Patent Lawsuit Relating to VLF Wireless Technology During World War I
Peter Kurz, Hugo Wyss · 2023
During World War I, Germany depended heavily on its wireless connection between the very low frequency Telefunken transmitters in Sayville/10ng Island and Nauen near Berlin. The Marconi company attempted to shut down the transmitter in Sayville by means of a patent lawsuit. Two Nobel laureates - Guglielmo Marconi and Ferdinand Braun - travelled to N ew York during the war to attend the court hearings.