The Marconi Patent - English Edition - Peter Kurz - Bog

December 1914. The Norwegian Atlantic liner "Bergensfjord" breaks through the British naval blockade on its way to New York. On board: the German professor Ferdinand Braun, a team from Telefunken and a brand-new very long wave machine transmitter. Their task: To upgrade the radio station in Sayville on Long Island, which maintains communication with Nauen near Berlin. And to testify in the lawsuit against the Marconi Company, which is trying to use its patents to shut down the Sayville station. Can they succeed with this plan? Chances are not good because suddenly the radio operator of the "Bergensfjord" disappears without a trace. And what is the role of an attractive red-haired Irish woman pretending to be a refugee from the Irish Civil War? The United States are still neutral, but no one knows for how long. And then a pandemic breaks out...