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THE SINKING OF THE RMS TITANIC AND THE RADIO ACT OF 1912 WHEN THE TITANIC
WENT DOWN TO ITS WATERY GRAVE IN APRIL 1912, IT WAS LARGELY THANKS TO THE
TWO MARCONI COMPANY WIRELESS OPERATORS JACK PHILLIPS AND HAROLD BRIDE THAT
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712 PEOPLE SURVIVED.  BOTH OPERATORS WERE ABLE TO BROADCAST MESSAGES TO
OTHER SHIPS IN THE VICINITY THAT THE TITANIC WAS IN DANGER.  HAVING
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