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Re: Tesla not Marconi
From: John H. Couture[SMTP:couturejh-at-worldnet.att-dot-net]
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 1997 1:19 AM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: Tesla not Marconi
At 05:26 AM 9/17/97 +0000, you wrote:
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>From: Michael Smith[SMTP:md.smith-at-usa-dot-net]
>Reply To: md.smith-at-usa-dot-net
>Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 1997 7:44 PM
>To: Tesla List
>Subject: Re: Tesla not Marconi
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Michael and All -
The story of Tesla and radio is an interesting one, however, I do not have
the time to go into details. The story begins with Hertz who built a device
that transmitted and received radio waves. However, it had so many
limitations that it was not of pratical value and Hertz went on to other
research. A few years later Tesla invented a new circuit that made radio
possible. Tesla even built a radio controlled submarine. Tesla also got a
patent on this very important circuit.
A few years later Marconi modified the circuit but did not add any new
ideas to Tesla's circuit. Marconi was able to convince the patent department
that his circuit was original and they issued him a patent. The patent made
Marconi a very rich man. In 1943 Marconi's patent was recinded by the US
Congress and Tesla's invention given priority. Unfortunately it was too late
for Tesla to benefit from his patent.
Tesla should rightly be called the father of radio.
John Couture
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>> From: KRAMPF-at-aol-dot-com[SMTP:KRAMPF-at-aol-dot-com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 1997 5:22 AM
>> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>> Subject: Re: To Kevin
>>
>> Hi All!
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>> I am new here and have been sitting quietly in the corner for the past
>week,
>> absorbing the wealth of information. When I saw Alfred A. Skrocki's
>post I
>> had to respond.
>>
>> In a message dated 9/16/97 5:09:03 AM, Alfred A. Skrocki wrote:
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>> <<Now you cooking! I might add that the deplorable educational system
>> in this country still insists that Marconi was the inventor of radio,
>> so much so that my daughter was suspended when she bought in a copy
>> of the Supreme court decision that Tesla NOT Marconi was the
>rightfulrightful
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>> inventor of radio!
>> >>
>>
>> Tell me more about your daughter's ordeal. I teach teachers how to do
>> hands-on science and would love to use this as an example of why we
>need to
>> "unlearn" all of the old myths.
>>
>> I have been using a Tesla coil for science programs for 13 years and
>was
>> delighted when I found this group.
>>
>> PS - Dr. Resonance, is that you D.C.?
>>
>> Robert Krampf
>> Science Education Company
>> http://members.aol-dot-com/krampf/home.html
>>
>>
>Alfred,
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>You know, I would like to hear that too. In fact, if anyone can cite a
>good reference, I would like to present it to the radio station here in
>Lincoln, NE that has a commercial talking up their 50 year anniversary
>that says "50 years of making Marconi proud". I bristle when I here
>that, and they play it every day on my way to work.
>
>Michael Smith
>md.smith-at-usa-dot-net
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