LATER YEARS

In 1914, Marconi was made a senator in Italy. During World War I, Marconi was placed in charge of the Italian military's radio system. In 1924, he was made a marchese (marchese= Italian nobleman next in rank above a count). He joined the Italian Fascist party in 1923 (fascist=a political philosophy, movement, or regime). Marconi died in Rome in 1937 at age 63, and Italy held a state funeral for Marconi. Also, all radio stations throughout the world observed two minutes of silence.