The invention of (the) radio has changed the world.

[z7655431]

"The invention of radio has changed the world." (Treasury of English Grammar)
Is the use of radio itself correct? Is it necessary to add a THE before it? There is no context, just the sentence itself. I feel that using "THE radio" is more correct because it is more reasonable to refer to "a piece of electronic equipment used for listening to radio broadcasts" instead of "the system or work of broadcasting sound programs for the public to listen to". (From Cambridge Dictionary) Thanks!

 

[Tarheel]

I did a thorough search, and I was unable to find that sentence.

I would say:

The invention of the radio changed the world, especially communication.

(I wish someone would explain "Thanks" in the first post to me.)

 

[GoesStation]

It's fine as written.

 

[z7655431]

(I wish someone would explain "Thanks" in the first post to me.)

What do you mean by this? I don't get it. I just put "thanks" in the last to thank everyone that answers my question.

 

[SoothingDave]

Do you think the inventor is famous for inventing "the radio," one piece of hardware for receiving signals? Or is it more likely that he is famous for inventing "radio," the system of using electromagnetic waves to transmit signals wirelessly over distances?

 

[Rover_KE]

What do you mean by this? I don't get it. I just put "thanks"[STRIKE]in the last[/STRIKE] at the end to thank everyone that answers my question.

There's no need for that. Just click the 'Thank' button after you get our replies.

 

[GoesStation]

However, it doesn't bother me to see "Thanks" at the end of a post.

 

[jutfrank]

The word radio here refers to the technology of radio communications, not the little box you listen to media broadcasts on.

 

[z7655431]

Do you think the inventor is famous for inventing "the radio," one piece of hardware for receiving signals? Or is it more likely that he is famous for inventing "radio," the system of using electromagnetic waves to transmit signals wirelessly over distances?

Yeah, I feel "radio" is a more likely word now.