A Scot, a Presbyterian and an elder Blessed, or cursed, with uncontrollable courage The finished product of American university education "Watchful waiting" As scholar, teacher and orator he sought beauty The Walter Hines Page letters His mode of life included play as well as work His first wife, Ellen Louise Anson His widowerhood and second marriage Much of his conduct influenced by illness His sick room visited by the Prince of Wales The men he used and dropped Wilson not a Democrat but an International Liberal. "The hunchback who played with thunderbolts'' Unique and many-sided genius. A most lovable character Nature planned him as a big man physically His education in Breslau, Berlin and Zurich The nickname "Proteus" a student tribute The little dwarf finds employment in Yonkers, N. Y. He meets the electrical pioneer, Stephen D. Field He becomes president of the American Institute of His indifference to convention in personal habits Candidate for State Engineer on the Socialist ticket Youthful experiments with wireless apparatus He makes a friend of Sir William Preece The first stations are set up fifteen miles apart England linked to the Continent by wireless "Syntonic wireless telegraphy" Preparations for trans-Atlantic sending Success achieved Wednesday, December 11th, 1901 |