Tesla the man

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Original poster: ashumate3@xxxxxxx


I was really pleased with Tesla research 
discussion during the time at Warencyffe.



I think everyone should remember that the 
lighting he created was a parlor trick use to 
show visitors. His real end game was the 
transmission of power with out the use of wires.



There are applications for the lighting generated 
such as testing of the hardness of electronic 
systems for the Department of Defense.



By studying Tesla the man and his inventions, the 
possibility of discovering the aim of his 
research could be deduced. As for his death ray, 
the present day laser fits his description of the ray.



As for missing documents, Tesla kept much of it 
in his head. An example of that is when he wrote 
up the original patent for multiphase power 
system. It was so encompassing that the patent 
office rejected it and he resubmitted it in smaller parts.



The goal for the coils that are being built 
should be trying the recreate what Tesla was 
doing in terms of power transmission. The parlor trick is cute though.



The most ironic thing of Teslaâ??s life was when 
he accepted The Edison Medal in 1917 ?

"In Colorado I succeeded one day in precipitating 
a dense fog.  There was a mist outside, but when 
I turned on the current the cloud in the 
laboratory became so dense that when the hand was 
held only a few inches from the face it could not 
be seen.  I am positive in my conviction that we 
can erect a plant of proper design in an arid 
region, work it according to certain observations 
and rules, and by its means draw from the ocean 
unlimited amounts of water for irrigation and 
power purposes.  If I do not live to carry it 
out, somebody else will, but I feel sure that I am right."



I bet Tom Edison ate a lot of crow. His DC power 
distribution is gone except for a few isolated cases.



Al Shumate

Dublin, VA




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