penniless inventor before his time
- From: boots <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 04:57:29 -0600
"In February 1891, Tesla applied for the first of three portentous
patents for the coversion and distribution of electrical energy."
"Based on research conducted the year before, which had been prompted
by the work of J.J.Thomson in propagating streams of electrical
energy, Tesla expanded upon his high-intensity button lamp, a device
that could dematerialize or 'vaporize' matter. This arrangement, as
we shall see, is precisely the configuration required to create laser
beams. Most likely, Tesla displayed actual laser beams at this time.
However, neither he nor the other scientists present at the time
recognized the unique importance of the directed ray, as it was part
of a combination of other lighting effects which resulted in the
disingegration of the material that was being bombarded."
"Throughout 1896, Tesla applied for and received eight patents on his
wireless system. These were mostly different types of oscillators for
generating electromagnetic currents of high frequency and high
potential. His first application specifically in the field of radio
communication was in 1897; his second, remote control, in 1898.
Earlier patents on oscillators dating back to 1891 and 1893 also
covered this work, though in veiled form."
"...nevertheless, Marconi was definitely succeeding in the real world,
while Tesla advanced in his laboratory in refinements of apparatus and
in the theoretical realm."
"And when Lloyds of London contacted him, to the dismay of his
secretary, George Scherff, Tesla rejected the offer to demonstrate his
system's capabilities.
Tesla, however, was not content with merely setting up a world
broadcasting system that, from a conceptual perspective, is superior
to our prevailing technology in that it would transmit power as well
as information; he also suggested that he could contact the stars,
create rain in the deserts, or cause wide-scale havoc."
"By this time, Westinghouse and GE had formalized their 'entente
cordiale.' This meant that a second gigantic corporation with
numerous subsidiaries would be benefitting from Tesla's invention but
the inventor would not receive a dime for it. The electric subways
trains would also be implementing the Texla motors and system, and
again the inventor would get no compensation."
The above are excerpts from "The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla,
Biography of a Genius", Copyright (c) 1996 by Marc. J. Seifer, A Birch
Lane Press Book, published by the Carol Publishing Group. ISBN
1-55972-329-7 (hc)
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