Resumen de Chicago - Arcetri 1933: The New Life of Galileo's Telescope
On the evening of October 2, 1933 a most unusual event took place during the Century of Progress World Exposition in Chicago. To celebrate the visit of the renowned scientist Guglielmo Marconi and, by extension, the achievements of science in Italy, that night the lights of the fair were switched on using light emitted by the moon. This feat was realized thanks to the cooperation between the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), the Astronomical Observatory of Arcetri, and the Ente Italiano per le Audizioni Radiofoniche (EIAR). Its purpose was to illustrate – by means of the towering figures of Galileo and Marconi – the past and present greatness of Italian science.
