Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937) was an Italian Physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1909. He is most popularly known for his invention of the radio. His invention of radio was a revolutionary step in the world of communication. Born in 1874 in Bologna, Italy, he was baptized as a Catholic but brought up as a Protestant by his mother. His mother taught him English and religion. He was later confirmed in Catholicism for his marriage to his first wife Maria Cristina. He is said to have released the first radio broadcast by a Pope, Pius XI in 1931 by announcing the following words at the microphone: “With the help of God, who places so many mysterious forces of nature at man’s disposal, I have been able to prepare this instrument which will give to the faithful of the entire world the joy of listening to the voice of the Holy Father.”

He held a positive appreciation of the marvels of nature and regarded it as the manifestation of the benevolence of God. “The more I work with the powers of Nature, the more I feel God’s benevolence to man; the closer I am to the great truth that everything is dependent on the Eternal Creator and Sustainer; the more I feel that the so-called science, I am occupied with, is nothing but an expression of the Supreme Will, which aims at bringing people closer to each other in order to help them better understand and improve themselves.”

Renowned writer Popov, cites the following words of Marconi, which carries his views on Science and Faith: “Every step, science makes, brings us ever new surprises and achievements. And yet science is like a faint light of a lantern flickering in a deep and thick forest, through which humanity struggles to find its way to God. It is only faith that can lead it to light and serve as a bridge between man and the Absolute. I am proud to be a Christian. I believe not only as a Christian, but as a scientist as well.”

His own inventions regarding remote communication led him to believe in the efficacy of prayer as a mode of communication with God: “A wireless device can deliver a message through the wilderness. In prayer the human spirit can send invisible waves to eternity, waves that achieve their goal in front of God…I believe it would be a great tragedy if men were to lose their faith in prayer. Without the help of prayer I might perhaps have failed where I have succeeded. In allowing me to attain what I have done, God has made of me merely an instrument of His own will, for the revelation of His own Divine power.”