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,
The Needles the Space that the band would sign with Universal. Shortly afterwards, their second album, "The Needles the Space", was announced for release. In March, the band went on tour with The Hush Sound, Spitalfield and Pablo, during which the band performed songs from "The Needles the Space". The first single from the album was "Soon We'll Be Living in the Future", impacting radio on May 15. In May and June, the band went on a co-headlining tour with Sparta, with support from Lovedrug. "The Needles the Space" was made available for streaming on June 12, and was released a week later through