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Who was Oliver Lodge? Scientist who worked on the propagation of electromagnetic waves and telegraphy. Date and Place of Birth: 12th June 1851, "The Views", Penkhull, Staffordshire, England. (House lived in later by Stanley Matthews). Family Background: Eldest son of Oliver Lodge and Grace Heath. Education: Newport Grammar School, Shropshire. University College London and the Royal College of Science, London. Chronology: 1881: Lived at 17 Parkhurst Road, Islington, London. Became Professor of Physics at the University of Liverpool. 1887: Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London. 1890: Completed his time as Physics Professor at the University of Liverpool. 1893: Discredited the ether theory prevalent with the Victorians which had said that a substance called ether must be necessary to carry waves.This thus paved the way for Einstein's Theory of Relativity. 1894: Perfected a radio wave detector named "The Coherer". Became the first man to transmit a message by wireless signal at a meeting of the British Association at Oxford. He also invented the spark plug for the motor car. 1898: Awarded the Rumford Medal from the Royal Society. 1900: Chosen as the first Principle of the New Birmingham University. 1902: Received a Knighthood. 1915: Death of his son Raymond. In later life, although he was a practicising Christian he took a major interest in psychic phenomenon with his friend Arthur Conan Doyle. Much of this work proved controversial but he remained undaunted. Written Works: 1897: "Signaling across Space without Wires". 1909: "The Ether of Space" 1916: "Raymond". 1924: "Making of Man". 1925: "Talks about Wireless". 1931: "Past Years" (autobiography). 1933: "My Philosophy". Marriage: 22nd August 1877 to Mary Marshall, from Brampton House, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Places of Interest: BIRMINGHAM: University of Birmingham. Date and Place of Death: 22nd August 1940, Normanton House, Lake, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Age at Death: 89. Site of Grave: Close to the South East wall of St. Michael’s Church, Wilsford (Lake), Wiltshire.