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Why is there a memorial to Marconi, the father of radio, on 16th Street NW?

Why is there a memorial to Marconi on 16th Street NW? — Mrs. Answer Man, the Living Room

You would think that when Answer Man got home, he could put down his briefcase, loosen his tie, put up his feet and pop a cold one. But oh, no. Even before the first sip, here comes Mrs. Answer Man — a.k.a. Question Woman — pestering him with her own query.


She's been riding the S buses up and down 16th Street NW and that's given her ample opportunity to peer out the window. That's how she saw a shiny bust of Guglielmo Marconi set in a stone monument at 16th and Lamont streets. She could go through the normal protocol — compose an email and send it to [email protected] — but she has instead chosen to jump the queue.

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Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/

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