Re: Tesla Receiver Coil

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Original poster: Mddeming@xxxxxxx 

Original poster: "Gary Peterson" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

In a message dated 12/8/05 2:09:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
tesla@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
The skeptic who would not believe was suddenly
transformed into the warmest of supporters.  He parted from me not
only thoroughly convinced of the scientific soundness of the idea but
strongly exprest his confidence in its success. . . . Nikola Tesla,
1919, "Famous Scientific Illusions, III. The Singular Misconception
of the Wireless. (See http://www.tfcbooks.com/tesla/illusions.htm for
the unabridged text.)

Hi Gary, Ed, All,

    Is there any independent confirmation of this endorsement ( say 
from Lord Kelvin's own writings). It is interesting, but not 
conclusive, that Tesla never claimed any endorsement of these ideas 
during Kelvin's lifetime (1824 -1907) and even when he did,  they 
were quoted from private conversations of 20 years or more in the past.
    That Tesla and Kelvin had a cordial personal relationship is not 
in dispute, but that is a far cry from a scientific confirmation of 
this particular idea. Also, a personal endorsement, whether from 
Aristotle, Newton, Kelvin, or Einstein, is still not proof of a 
scientific concept.

Matt D.