Re: TESLA'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO RADIO/WIRELESS? (fwd)

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Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:48:01 +0000
From: David Rieben <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: TESLA'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO RADIO/WIRELESS? (fwd)

Hi Bart,

I agree with your perspective on this and if I recall correctly,
the final decision of the US Supreme Court on this issue was that
Tesla indeed did invent radio, even though Tesla probably did 
not realize the commercial potential of it when he first demon-
strated his twin tuned circuits in his1891? lecture. Unfortunately, 
Tesla did not live long enough to see his counter claim vendicated 
by the Supreme Court. Tesla died in early January, 1943 and the
Supreme's Court's verdict was not rendered until June, 1943, I
believe. I'm not 100% sure on the date of the verdict but I'm sure
someone will correct me if I'm wrong ;^)

David Rieben

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> Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2007 23:41:10 -0700 
> From: Barton B. Anderson 
> To: Tesla list 
> Subject: Re: TESLA'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO RADIO/WIRELESS? (fwd) 
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> Hi Ed, 
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> A compilation were certainly help with this old worn-out thread. 
> Everyone has an opinion (Marconi bad, Marconi good, Tesla did nothing, 
> Tesla did everything, etc..). The only real evidence I think we have on 
> the subject is the US Supreme Court Case 369. It's been 10 years since I 
> read it, but if I remember, Tesla, Lodge, and others had a dispute with 
> the technology used for Marconi's patent claims. I believe it didn't 
> work out too well for Marconi. 
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> Only the inventors of the time "really" know. We can analyze their 
> circuits and come to our opinions, but they are the ones who truly know. 
> There are many such disputes. TCBOR gap or RQ gap, who invented the 
> first MMC for Tesla coils (Terry? Reinhard? others?). I find it silly on 
> both ends of who did what and who used who's technology. A better 
> question is "who doesn't use technology that works, regardless of who 
> contributed more to it's invention"? We all do. Tesla and Marconi are no 
> different than anyone else. 
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> I do agree that it would be good to have a list compiled for at least 
> future reference to the questions that seem to reinvent themselves every 
> year. 
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> Take care, 
> Bart 
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> >Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:44:47 -0700 
> >From: Ed Phillips 
> >To: "tesla@xxxxxxxxxx" 
> >Subject: TESLA'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO RADIO/WIRELESS? 
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> > I wonder if anyone here has compliled a list of Tesla's 
> >contributions and the dates which go with them? Would make interesting 
> >comparison with work of Hertz, Lodge, Branly, Bose, etc. 
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