Pearson's Magazine, May 1899

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Wow.  Below are some 1899 article illustrations, some of which depict the
ion-path "virtual antennas" created by Tesla's x-ray beam devices:

  Nikola Tesla holding in his hands balls of flame
  http://homepage.ntlworld.com/forgottenfutures/tesla/tesla_2.gif

  Tesla's propsed arrangement of balloon stations for transmitting
  electricity without wires
  http://homepage.ntlworld.com/forgottenfutures/tesla/tesla_1.gif

  All illustrations
  http://homepage.ntlworld.com/forgottenfutures/tesla/tesla_nx.htm

  Article: The New Wizard of the West, May 1899 C. McGovern
  http://homepage.ntlworld.com/forgottenfutures/tesla/tesla.htm


I wonder if the drawing of the "balls of flame" was done live from an
actual demo, or from a verbal description given to the artist?  The
equipment in the backgrounds of these illustrations looks like it was
drawn from life.  Most probably these are carbon-button lamps run via
e-field coupling, and not "BL."


(found via images.google.com)

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