Gioia Marconi Braga

Gioia Marconi Braga, daughter of Guglielmo Marconi, is chairwoman of the Marconi Foundation. The Marconi International Fellowship Council was established in the mid-1970s to honor significant contributions in science and technology, awarding an annual $100,000 grant to someone who has made advances in communication technology.

Braga has been a longtime resident of Alpine, New Jersey. [Kamin, Arthur Z. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05EFD81E3CF930A15753C1A962958260 "State Becomes a Part of Celebrating Marconi's Achievements"] , "The New York Times", October 23, 1994. Accessed July 6, 2008. "Mrs. Braga, who has lived in Alpine 40 years, said the Marconi International Fellowship Council had an endowment of about $3 million and her goal was to raise it to $4 million."]

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