Famous Italians of Staten Island
Antonio Meucci
The "inventore del telefono" (inventor of the telephone).[1] Meucci set up some
kind of voice communication link in his Staten Island home that connected the
basement with the first floor. He demonstrated his invention in 1860 and had a
description of it published in New York’s Italian language newspaper but was
unable to raise sufficient funds to pay his way through the patent application. In
1876, Alexander Graham Bell patented the electro-magnetic transmission of
vocal sound by undulatory electric current.
The "inventore del telefono" (inventor of the telephone).[1] Meucci set up some
kind of voice communication link in his Staten Island home that connected the
basement with the first floor. He demonstrated his invention in 1860 and had a
description of it published in New York’s Italian language newspaper but was
unable to raise sufficient funds to pay his way through the patent application. In
1876, Alexander Graham Bell patented the electro-magnetic transmission of
vocal sound by undulatory electric current.
Giuseppe Garibaldi
He moved on to Staten Island[2], New York. He arrived on the 30th of July
1850, and stayed in exile in an attempt to avoid publicity and exposure.
His host was the inventor Antonio Meucci, where he spent some time
working as a candlemaker in his plant on Staten Island, until 1854. When
Garibaldi returned to Italy to lead the victories that unified Italy and won
him world wide fame.
He moved on to Staten Island[2], New York. He arrived on the 30th of July
1850, and stayed in exile in an attempt to avoid publicity and exposure.
His host was the inventor Antonio Meucci, where he spent some time
working as a candlemaker in his plant on Staten Island, until 1854. When
Garibaldi returned to Italy to lead the victories that unified Italy and won
him world wide fame.
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