History of radio upon the idea of grounding his transmitter and receiver. With these improvements the system was capable of transmitting signals up to and over hills. Marconi's experimental apparatus proved to be the first engineering-complete, commercially successful radio transmission system. Marconi's apparatus is also credited with saving the 700 people who survived the tragic "Titanic" disaster. In 1896, Marconi was awarded British patent 12039, "Improvements in transmitting electrical impulses and signals and in apparatus there-for", the first patent ever issued for a Hertzian wave (radio wave) base wireless telegraphic system. In 1897, he established a radio station on the Isle of Wight,
Marconi Stadium Zola made a guest appearance in a game between APIA Leichhardt Tigers and the Marconi Stallions. The ground record crowd for Marconi Stadium was set in 1993 when 14,220 fans attended to see the Australian under-20's take on the Brazil under-20's side in a warm up game for the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship held in Australia later that year. The stadium has also hosted grand finals for the amateur Churches Football Association of Sydney. With the introduction of the Western Sydney Wanderers FC into the A-League, Club Marconi and the Wanderers began an association that has seen matches for