Nevil Maskelyne (magician)
Nevil Maskelyne (1863–1924) was a British magician and inventor.
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He was born in 1863 to John Nevil Maskelyne.
He continued his father's work at the Egyptian Hall in London. He also worked in the area of wireless telegraphy, and was a competitor and public detractor of Marconi in the early days of wireless. On one occasion he hacked into Marconi's demonstration of wireless telegraphy, and broadcast his own message, hoping to make Marconi's claims of "secure and private communication" appear foolish.[1][2]
Maskelyne wrote several books on magic, including Our Magic: The Art in Magic, the Theory of Magic, the Practice of Magic (with David Devant) and On the Performance of Magic.
Maskelyne was the father of Jasper Maskelyne, who continued the family tradition of professional magic.
He died in 1924.
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- ^ Larson, Erik (2006). Thunderstruck. Crown. ISBN 140-0-08066-5.
- ^ Paul Marks (2011-12-27). "Dot-dash-diss: The gentleman hacker's 1903 lulz". New Scientist. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21228440.700-dotdashdiss-the-gentleman-hackers-1903-lulz.html. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
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