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The part played by wireless in the story of the ill-fated ship and the subsequent influence on developments of the technology and the Company are well worth their own entry.

"THE ELECTRICIAN" — MARINE ISSUE
June 10, 1910

BY W. W. BRADFIELD.
(Of Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co., Ltd.)

The above is a very comprehensive description with annotations by the website's author accessible here 

The authoritative version of events is contained in this presentation by Michael Hughes from the Bodleian Library in a talk about the final wireless communications from the Titanic

Probably the most comprehensive analysis is the book published by the Bodleian Library "Titanic Calling" based on the multitude of wireless messages passed between the ships and shore stations involved in the incident recorded in the Marconi Archive.

New source

Another source

The National Maritime Museum has extensive collections

Possibly of more general interest is this version - this amateur radio site has a wide collection of stories.

There have been several films including one about the Marconi operators

In an exhibition held in the Hall Street factory an interesting reconstruction of the wireless room was featured. 

The Marconi installation

Titanic Universe - this entry about one of the Marconi operators 

Wikipedia entry - a general article with a passing reference

Magazine article

An odd item

Short video of survivors in New York - including clip of Marconi

Article

There is now an organisation dedicated to the recovery of artefacts - see https://www.discovertitanic.com/ 

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