The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-23
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stznriy a. the problem OF developing his
theory and improving HIS apparatus for
proving Il with TIE Light itself. He found
tast with an Increase In t1s Frequency
CT electrical vibrations ire intensity os
the light increased and It's cost diminish
81 Ills needs soon. however. took asn
beyond the possibilities II ths way q
pro6zssnx vibrations of the current By
mechanical means. ard rs next step wzz
20 invent purely electrical oscillstor. HIS
advance % ate has teen great. as says.
bat Il - az sion. the line OF maxim z
this cevsce simpler ard more economical
"a lts parts and operation. No material
change has been snA1e Il the lighting
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With his electrical osciila;os Mr.. Tesla
has succeeded IN producing as many In
terruptions IN the current as IS sees a
second Under sgea an electrical .ETg-
erce. tubes. exposed only By induction and
not IN any mechanical say connected with
the source Of electrical ensrgy. burst into
brilliant Tight TIE picture ID which REF
srencs was made was photographed with
the light OK tube thus excited. but under
an influence % only sos 60 vibrations q
second The tube. mounted Ike an or6i-
nary electrical stand lamp. but free from
wires or otner visible or tangible connso-
tons. was placed under the influence Of
the oxci!lator. Mr. Tesla szt between
the Light and is source, and the picture
shows him with the great SPIDER see-like
oscillstor for a background
IN few weeks more. Mr. Tesla says. he
hopes that he viii have reached such !
point OF success as 20 warrant him IN
laying the results Of his work IN this
matter before the scientific world. The
Photograph referred 20. he says. was mate
with ar exposure OF only two seconds. Il
Is fall and sharp. ard this. siT. Tesla says,
Is proof that the Lght from the tube was
more Intense than that which IS emitted
By the electric s-c lamps Such Lights
may be used some time In ordinary house
holds OF Offices Jus; as this one was. free
ard movable. or they may be connected
mechanically by the equivalent o. wires
TO the source Of electrical. energy.