The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-09
EDIS0N'S THUNDER STOLEN.
SOME ENGLISH ELECTRICIANS LYING
CLIIM TO ms DfSCOVHRTES.


INC European hloliS 81 TINS week bring
! full reports of tho address delivered on the
23l NJ May ~ n special general meeting of the
Va - 'r~'"p' hnE ,nu'IS. III LONDON, ny
Proi. W. II. Prce''. on " Tho Connection Be-
'''''' "'" ,''''''V,N' .lu7'I''cu NV 'ne
a. rnrorf.I Il, ,hor,,,,,,,, ,,,.,,. p.,s ~,
s,i1 ,b,t irrir,. ,,o io', f,,. ,,,,,,. ,,.,,..,a
of acoustics bod n,:1c n,or,.,,i,,,s ..,'1 r,,'i,
strides. First they had the telephone. which
| enabled thoui to transmit, Human sr,,.b 20 dis
,o,,cs s,, ho,.,.,,, a., ...',. 80 I ~
''N '"' "'S'H" NV r'"'h 81 'hr anu 'S''
thom to reproduce son ia utt.rod nt any nlocn
nndo,yti,n, o,t,a,,t,.,',.t,'t ~,
' '',''' "i'" INV ',''S li'''' n' "lN "'iii"SV
say. "a s,ill moro wonderful instrument. which
not only enabled them 10 bcnr sounds which
,.,r, ,,,,r,.i. ., ,,,,' IT,, ',.p
"'r' "t''rwls' HnSolut'y ihaudiple' nut also
enabled them to- magnify sounds which wcrc
audiblr-hc nliudad +, tho ,pieronhonc nm in
',.,. Nv '''.' v, Wv "','i "p''o'i'' ~" ~
same capacity tina, the microscope acted toward
the eye. In this now instrument. too. din.
nhrqlgms were co n asiac Tho instrument was
XXX lnN.llll'h 'i roll Hu.n'S' unu II Whs mldn
Efnrnn'v rlo mu,,s coi,'u'n p,r" OIL Woo,
nnii p,uiN h,'il'y uDA, ani rutiinnn seN ih{
T." i,rt n9,,r II, & KIN "coh ciaoeu
on ,h, sn,n ,,i IT,, ~ ,ir, ,., s,
oh vac suIhe loplc inc LONDON Ldn'F says;
nl ho1'rl'on las h'en cNp,rimr nut iuiins the last
w. ',, M ,''-'. ihe msi.i Ni,n,, e''rcf oi
tg'n hcthr ~ ri. v i s Nv, ,'' T., y. n,r
nir.. ~, t,,,o I t l's XXI b v, '- ~ ',is
boon a.,uiuad mat an nsrt1icn Which nal i stems
Of iy audible 40 a. long distance can NJ once tcn
m en-, n,S'hcn,i IN iUg Rnm4a b"ly a,ey crcclh
pp,nr. ,. .T o nv . a IT, &
mur.uur aud the sounds of tic h.nrt hui MI trtt.
urilv hotter, M Co this time. thn with the se.No.
INC SIMPLY lhc tact Is thli ;hcrc b. c'n'ni. rlilg
n'i b h' . m,iN.iE ~, ,,s W u.s. Nrd" ',9 .,ar
Vibration. To ,hc o,r. AMI nn,i MA IL nrnp,c I'M, ,
fiaaiion 81 III" nicro1honc Tor Inc purpose Of dias
II rnny bo remembered that unon tho ,olo.
grnphtc announcement Of thrsN dissnvsrics
Nr rbomes F,lis"n tbn inventor ~ nv, XIX, ii',''
nogrnth nnd fha tni.nhonn mi ntii.r ,rnr,,,i
i' =. w." ", ~ %, t.oi' hu''"'s
counts i'm NJ London, t,,,.,r- ,ti,'f,, i,ve .rJ
asked. What do Vol, saw, tint - "''''
laiorat"rv. dressed in his workin% c,stnme
and wsarine lis bist,rin siou"hm1 hnf IIis
mnu"s W.ir. sun gtiiny lrnm 'oh'atti WIZ to1l7
riT'iiiv over no or,ie H. nr.t ~ ~
MI W., " 49,, . NAN, ,., - , ..,
"Wrlp" i'"" i'''" 'uI'no' "nu 'I"uih''u'
Al,
N i,n-lh' as Nc ilnishod tho p"rusal H." snid
W. XII HSt "nthi'l a. oNuI'sS.i4nI' unl w!
T. W I'M "l .uiil". ll NJ u.s. ., W. 'a'
j., ilr coolest cleanc.' steal mat ever know.
,,S HWY ,,ihs ~ 'ni7 tmlli@ rs l.1u-n W.r
wv w, M y vl ~ nv W.i'n H' l"@ l' H-l
pN-l'lN' 'Niu' re" mat inc liiuS is nin'. Hut
com, down o. the house and have some supper.
l., ole. l.
" o is S@rrs,r d ana to- cM Eson 'r's
'' ,'hs'iil' w" .nll' low ~ suS4F' Alf. LN-
,,,n '"h''hurdi ms man lr'ncrh IS hat nv
~ N' n tiirr i'htIs' ne - 'rlrlNu
s', .''' I,','i ~ Nsl1 uay
, "s.'' 'i' - ul., IT . ny - g. "u' SN'N''l
n.iu lIT,'B tN'tythiuE hnd, d ih' up to thai
a @ ,la an.o T.r no res,rfr. out me- 'N"hihei
a.. Ky p iaiS' lrhN .uEs hhd nt Ninr1. 80,
e. III YOU SNOW MN NE micr"ph'ut
m"S, "t C.ui7r Hlu. u'cin9" 'l" micro
pnIn. ~ coma me- IN the te.0 phvhe; 1t is
say thn' we m.'r"ph9n' j. Nsup'riur Invention
w., nv ~, p','ur ~ "ueuia ".." "H' ~ II 9hN
80 a. .li iu'u' iu,t' M.A4d hI no
tsi ~ a!jt,, .hs Telephone 10 surh
H,iili,",. ilii'n, b"rAuse tnr lhr oi a
inE, 'nr mum anu roar 81 Tue rlty. Womb
H.. ~ r w i , TX. .n'r IL Vu,u H.,
~ /" prl 'ii'al Hrlculaiing telephone You nave
nrae,iral binc c, "i 4. 10 ma ~ a
alrif ",ha5, "iis"E, LOU Gun see Tor your
G1,.rot tt'", !. hnthlhc snouid pc r"s-
~ "a A. mr.. ,.,,,, ,'o sou ttnu "r tns Ed
wouil 5o = t'"rf.,, ,,.'r H., +, I,,o1 '.' ~ @
W ,,. y r"'r ia nrrau7r thr s.Hnh
tho sound 81 the s,ep oi a Nv. But thet.lrr6o9"
s o , in-',i - as 10 record ~. sounl'of me-
'rln l,sso ,rir'.I,,i.. y t, ,,i i 49, i,. ,.,
j. due 10 nv nndisrn,el di..'ye'rr'y 81 m, II, i
t.r.' st'b ~ rar,pn s,r, 9I l.l' t
phid,-. yarv thor r'1i.i'.,...i, ti,.. has,. ~
iln ..' tri.. nurr,.,,t q. 49,. t. H.. 49,
/ He'd % rntrni when I, n1.y ,.eu.i fnr an ,,t.
rnratus which +. vnon nr"r.rIv ,i,n.f,.ii H. H.
but. when ndiu-i..I dois.teiv vit'. a,,, Ia
dniio Inv sinf.,. ,ur, i,,,. +, ,,,.,. T., d.
ulonr.' - % ''''
d" V.ns this corl., ,-i,,f,.io st,,rr ., DIT
Pr...,. I'm vour inroin'r.yi' ''' '"O"" ~ i'''
&c C.rtniily. il ,vas .io,yr o, hin, T., tb., t.l,
rh.n. H., yRi.H H. iir, u ~ ~, ~ y. ~.
rus yiirn,inrs W. rl ",cin ' ',. ., H. r." ~
'ures-iirs r.v' W., rc,,,t az NJ, 3,i ,,
G.lri i'm mo .T,,U,1I of Tie y,i,ci.1al In t,i,
1877 ami "A tnnnfh ar -, of,,.,g,tiaJ tr H., I -,
,lou =, isg,.1oi I. L,,'..,J 4, d.. q, a., ,,i .'.
"A reu,,ut,,r or trnn-,,f,,r f,'u, ono cif'.r.f "a,
tol..irllb line IN, nn,th,r tsi.,,r,,,i, ,.'
Of thr teiepIone yihratiaus inns ail',vlu, ,.t.
N.r.ntion IN, ,rt'ri II a., h. 'f,y.,,,,
lv ..ftr.i.l A. pr.,...,, ',f ~. -'',,.,,.,, l,. M
over ~, huI,,lrl = mann, ...,, ,i,,., ,
iunt.riI ,nd u,otb.r Win .,r'r. H. ,i
ofi".t 81 prsssurr on tipn nn.sa,,, ~ HE t.r-
r,uf and ons nf the dnyisns d.srriicd iy
HUthcs was rrnaiselv fb'. snre In r,r", AMI
mr. 'nrit.in ns ~ in H., 80. ~ In 49,, ~ .t
"a. und th" s,l i.rn,ui ~ lima 1874 ''''
"Wbile Mr. Pre"a, was here h. snrpest,5
that after had NV tcleuhona rnintct.,i 80. nor.
f..t.d If would flnn II in bt. En,,.is Ia r,,,,it
irinn il on, IN En~i.nd rrn,n tii1n H. t,r'.
lntt MIN unetai ,i,,,it il ~, az ,ri,ne,ts a.,
Urin,itai Il m .Iitv b,ra nrilvi,,u- - 49,
san,linr him INV ttLrhon.. Va Inn ~
tho nTpWnsion q. ihs teIeuLone ras"
Tho mSr. mi Of mo hand 'nvnrndod II
Great difficulty was oNpericn@nl ~ ts in r'.
trn,inr th.s daf,nf Nm v.n dil Il Ia, ., WV
eiut,i~ c1nfri,nncn iTIis nl.o !, clnin'ad H..
Hurhos ia hi, l1test notifications 10 tratan.la
fo have d is ,oyernd tlie use Of Ills rnr''u rs "A
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