Nikola Tesla - Marconi successfully transmitted the letter S from England to Newfoundland
Time: Dec, 1901
Place: Newfoundland
Details: In December 1901, Marconi successfully transmitted the letter S from England to Newfoundland, defeating Tesla in the race to be first to complete such a transmission. A month after Marconi's success, Tesla tried to get Morgan to back an even larger plan to transmit messages and power by controlling "vibrations throughout the globe".
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