The concept of transferring data over electromagnetic radio waves has been a topic of interest dating back to the 1800s. Although Vic Hayes is considered by many to be the “father of Wi-Fi,” the wireless standards he helped craft rely on fundamental principles that are rooted in the work of intellectuals in the field of electromagnetism like Heinrich Hertz, James Clerk Maxwell, and Michael Faraday. Other inventors such as Guglielmo Marconi, Nikola Tesla, Alexander Popov, Sir Oliver Lodge, Reginald Fessenden, Amos Dolbear, Mahlon Loomis, and Nathan Stubblefield have also helped shape our modern wireless communications. Out of all of these inventors, the ones that stand out the most are James Clerk Maxwell and Heinrich ...
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