LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 8 months agoBefore radios were invented, have there always been radio waves floating everywhere in the air? Just waiting to be harnessed and used for a purpose?message-squaremessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down17
arrow-up118arrow-down1message-squareBefore radios were invented, have there always been radio waves floating everywhere in the air? Just waiting to be harnessed and used for a purpose?LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 8 months agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squarefolshost@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·8 months agoIn short, yes. Consider that light is a form of electromagnetic radiation. So not only have radio waves been around for a long time, living creatures figured out how to use them for gathering data about their environment a long time ago!
In short, yes. Consider that light is a form of electromagnetic radiation. So not only have radio waves been around for a long time, living creatures figured out how to use them for gathering data about their environment a long time ago!