Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!unmvax!deimos.cis.ksu.edu!rutgers!rochester!pt.cs.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!kg19+ From: kg19+@andrew.cmu.edu (Kurt A. Geisel) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: wireless electricity Message-ID: Date: 27 Apr 89 01:44:12 GMT References: <736@ultb.UUCP> Organization: Class of '92, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 27 In-Reply-To: <736@ultb.UUCP> I would be interested in this big time too. I am a general Tesla buff, but actual technical data on his wireless transmission systems is scarce and I am sure there are those who believe he didn't accomplish it quite as fully as the reports lead us to believe. I mean, obviously you can run neon bulbs with a charged ion stream from a high voltage source and a needle at 30 feet, but this isn't real practical. The writings of his numerous lab assistants talk of very tantalizing eye-witnessed successes at the Pike's Peak lab, but alas no real technical detail. He surely must have convinced SOME people (including J.P. Morgan) since the 100-foot broadcast tower/complex was actually built, but was torn down when he pissed Morgan off and lost all funding. It had a copper-plated sphere at the top, and was supposed to serve as the universal source of power as well as a radio programming center (news, information, and power from the same source- too bad they couldn't charge for it.) Anyway, Tesla is known for a few fantastic claims, but this one has more legit pointers than most. Anyone's findings on this subject would be greatly appreciated. - Kurt Kurt Geisel SNAIL : Carnegie Mellon University 65 Lambeth Dr. ARPA : kg19+@andrew.cmu.edu Pittsburgh, PA 15241 UUCP : uunet!nfsun!kgeisel "I will not be pushed, filed, indexed, stamped, BIX : kgeisel briefed, debriefed, or numbered!" - The Prisoner