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Simple question how would you the world change if Edison invented (and in this case not stolen from others) the basics of radio technology?
Here is background for the actual Point of Divergence
I. Edison’s Etheric Force (OTL)
II. Mahlon Loomis - First Wireless Telegrapher (OTL)
III. Edison's Vacuum Tube (OTL)
IV. Edison's and Loomis' Eureka Moment (ATL/POD)
So lets assume that Mahlon Loomis reads about Edison's experiments with a wireless telegraph and contacts him. At the time Loomis still has some name recognition. Obviously Edison's etheric force looks different from Loomis discovery however Edison seemed to have cared more for results than scientific theory. Lets say the two collaborate and although lacking a bit in the theoretical deparment build a rather reliable, simple spark gap transmitter telegraph just by constructing sufficiently powerful equipment to brute force a radio signal into the air. Once the first telegraph chains are build it becomes obvious that it would be nice to find better detector and a mean to amplify signals than a galvanometer and a ever bigger spark transmitter. So once he Edison encounters the Edison effect, the two have their Eureka moment.....
Now everything is in place to build some decent radio. Also as a nice side effect Edison actually did invent something himself in this potential timeline instead of only gobbling up other people's resarch. How does history change?