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Believe it or not, wireless communication actually began in the 1880's when Heinrich Hertz, a German physicist, showed that electromagnetic waves existed and could be transmitted and received through the air!

Wireless communication involves sending and receiving information through the air or through space using electromagnetic waves, which include radio waves, visible light, infrared rays, and microwaves.

Wireless devices can send and receive messages over great distances from a few feet or meters to thousands of miles or kilometers. Click on the links below to learn more.