Early use of radio communications in Lewes is Feb. 8 topic

The Lewes History Museum will host a program on The Early Use of Radio Communications in Lewes and Other Eastern Ports during a program set for 5 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 8, at 101 Adams Ave., Lewes.

Presenter Fred Dylla said, “With the turn of the 20th century, the populated sections of the United States were accustomed to 19th century inventions of telegraphs and telephones that provided near instant communication across the land. Until the invention of radio, we had no means of ship-to-shore communications. That situation changed early in the 20th century when Guglielmo Marconi’s invention of radio was first used on vessels with his receivers and transmitters. Lewes and other eastern U.S. ports were early adopters of this new life-saving technology.”

Dylla is a physicist with a long interest in the history of science and technology. Before retiring to Lewes in 2015, he was executive director of the American Institute of Physics. Dylla co-moderates the Science and Society Lecture series at the Lewes Public Library.

There is a $5 admission charge per adult. Museum entry is free for Lewes Historical Society members.