Wireless could have saved lives on Titanic

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 13:30 in Astronomy & Space

"Come at once. We have struck a berg." The Titanic's radio engineers sent this emergency message and many like it in Morse code wirelessly to anyone listening. It was the most powerful system of its kind, and the clear night helped the signal go far. With such capabilities, what went wrong?

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