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J.P. Morgan
Financier, Wardenclyffe project
Biographical Record
Funded the first phase of Wardenclyffe in 1901 in exchange for 51 per cent of the patents. Withdrew funding in 1903 when Marconi achieved transatlantic wireless transmission. Tesla never recovered the project after Morgan walked away.
Compiled from primary sources held in the NHI Archive.
Credentials & Roles
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Other
Role
Financier, Wardenclyffe project
Sources
Exhibition pages
Archive Sources
This profile was editorially curated from primary sources in the NHI Archive, including newsletters, books, government documents, and witness testimony.
