International holidays - Radio Day

The date adopted for Radio Day in Russia is May 7th This day was not chosen by chance It was on May 7, in 1895, that Alexander Popov, a teacher in the subject of physics in the officer course in Kronstadt, read out a report “On the relationship of metal powders to electrical vibrations” Then he made the first radio communication session using a device of his own production A great event took place among the scientists of St Petersburg, but at first it was not noticed by the public In fact, Popov's creation of the receiver turned out to be one of the world's great technical discoveries As you know, subsequently, thanks to the insistence of the public, Popov’s achievements were appreciated This day was solemnly celebrated only in 1925, and officially every year Radio Day in Russia began to be celebrated in 1945 This same year marked 50 years since the invention of radio by a Russian physicist In honor of this date, the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR decided to set the date of May 7 as the annual holiday of Radio Day The goal is to popularize domestic science and attract people to amateur radio The invention of radio, the creation of a wireless telephony system is considered an incredible breakthrough by our scientist and all Soviet science The emergence of innovative areas in culture, technology and science has given humanity enormous opportunities The role of radio in the political and defense spheres of the country is important Modern devices and communication capabilities - television, Internet, telephone and much more - are the result of the achievements of the great scientist Alexander Popov, and subsequently many other scientists All means of communication of subsequent generations are based on the works of past years and the beginning of everything is the detection of electromagnetic waves Every year in our country, Radio Day is celebrated by students and graduates of all radiophysics graduates, as well as teachers of such faculties and scientists All those who are passionate about radio and for whom radio is their professional field of activity For many people in the country, this holiday is a professional holiday This day is considered special for all communication workers Thousands of people who notify us about news that happened in the country and in the world, as well as telegraph operators, signalmen and many other branches of modern communications celebrate their professional holiday on May 7th On Radio Day, it is customary to give festive concerts, hold evening meetings, demonstrations, and mass movements along city streets The holiday is widely celebrated in technical universities that have radio communications departments Tomsk University is especially distinguished, namely the Faculty of Radio Engineering Students of this faculty celebrated their professional day so widely that the holiday gradually became one of the good traditions of the university Since the 2000s, Radio Day has been adopted as a citywide event in Tomsk Here, May 7 is now celebrated not only by students of Tomsk University, but people from neighboring cities and regions come to celebrate