Peter Kurz is a patent attorney from Germany who fulfilled a lifelong dream by writing a technological thriller set in the early days of the radio industry. The Marconi-Patent weaves together historical events and people into a tale of intrigue, danger, and romance. What’s even better, it features the Telefunken transmission site in West Sayville!
On today’s episode we discuss Peter’s background and the state of radio circa 1914 when Britain was at war with Germany in Europe and the British Marconi Company was at war with the German Telefunken Company in a courtroom in New York.
Peter’s book is currently only available in German but he is working on an English translation so stay tuned!
Links:
- Das Marconi-Patent by Peter Kurz
- Grimeton Radio Station, Sweden