Celebrating 125 years of Wireless Innovation at Notre Dame and in North America, and looking ahead to a vibrant future for all.
Tentative Agenda
- Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Demonstration Replicating Jerome Green’s Original Experiment
- Keynote on Historical Perspective
- Panel of Leading Wireless Center Directors
- Panel on Bridging the Digital Divide
- Panel of Marconi Fellows
- Lab Tours Networking Breaks and Happy Hour
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Purpose of the Event
- Honoring the past, Professor Jerome Green led the first long-distance wireless transmission in North America on the Notre Dame campus on April 19, 1899.
- Reflecting on the societal aspects of numerous wireless technologies and applications since, both in the United States and around the world.
- Looking ahead to the future, with perspectives from thought leaders in industry, government, and academia to keep the United States at the forefront through initiatives like the NSF Spectrum Innovation Center as well as Midwest Microelectronics and Wireless Innovation Hubs.
- The Notre Dame campus and South Bend community in Northwest Indiana are abuzz with excitement as we prepare to welcome the high-tech wireless and radio spectrum policy communities for this grand event.
Learn More about Professor Jerome Green
Starting a Legacy
In March 1899, Guglielmo Marconi achieved a significant milestone by accomplishing the longest wireless transmission: 32 miles across the English Channel. During the same time frame, Professor Jerome J. Green, the head of the Electrical Department at Notre Dame, noted this achievement and started experimenting with wireless transmission in his electrical engineering laboratory in Science Hall with the support of his students. They successfully sent signals to other adjoining rooms in the same building.
Their success led to an even more ambitious trial – sending a message from Notre Dame to Saint Mary’s College, over a mile from the university, using the Basilica of the Sacred Heart for the transmission wire.
