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

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Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:06:46 -0700
From: Barton B. Anderson <bartb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: TESLA'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO RADIO/WIRELESS? (fwd)

Hi Dave,

It's been so long since I read the darn thing that I don't remember 
details. But, if anyone does want to look at the case, I have a copy here:
http://www.classictesla.com/download/case369.zip

Take care,
Bart

Tesla list wrote:

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>Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:48:01 +0000
>From: David Rieben <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Cc: drieben@xxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: TESLA'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO RADIO/WIRELESS? (fwd)
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>Hi Bart,
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>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 ;^)
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>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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>>>Ed 
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