 However, he speculated that some sort of magnetic effect could have made it possible for the devices to become effective.In the 2003 issue of "Invention & Technology", the article "Through The Air In 1866" by Malvin E. Ring was sub-titled "Virginia dentist demonstrated wireless telegraphy decades before Marconi".This review accepted Loomis' claims of making long-distance wireless telegraphy transmissions, although the author had outstanding questions about the technical details, stating "How exactly this happened is not clear."