Last night at a diplomatic reception in Rome I had the privilege of meeting Princess Elettra Marconi, daughter of the inventor. She is a charming lady. We talked about ham radio, about her dad, and about some the recent books that have come out about him (including Thunderstruck.) Above is a photo of Princess Elettra on her eighth birthday, onboard Marconi's yacht Elettra. This must be a very poignant photo for the family -- the caption indicated that the inventor died later that day.
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On Christmas Eve the Parker Solar Probe is going to enter the Sun’s
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She is, indeed a lovely person. I met her just this past week at a Gala Vatican Museum Dinner and she is so gracious and full of life. As soon as I returned home to the US I bought her book on amazon.com.
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