The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-20
FIECTRICTTY 4 ~ BsTtNCE
Produced by the simple Process 81 split
ting fIrctrons From Atoms.
FROM ne Lo,da7 E.'cf,-,l-

To generation OF electricity consists IN
splitting on an e~l~ctron from 60" .i'n I.e
].lcc'ron tusn yroiuH'- a stress To o." ether
similar to that d." 90 a ieSt''N'1y 't"Is'd
body The remainder Of tie atom acts as q
-uo-ttivelv- charged body, t'oug1 "" 10 not
know as vet whether TIE positf'" 'hhfs~ n
iue TO q special pos.tiy" '."o'ron OF not
II =, i We have not vet Succeei'i In .%,olatirg
TIE uositivc elcctrou. bat 4 l. SUPPOSED % m"
about ten times heavier tan ." r"satIN"
%el-,trou In any ,ts', W. hhN" Ter" an
".'iu,Itary negative rN'rg" ~ about one
t.a-bllrouth ~ a." lhso.at' unit aud an sl"-
f.,,tary ~po-i,lve ciaIEr 81 The same amount
Tlos" .lsmrut.ry charges attract each Other
and r-I-l similar charges Icy '1h $3.50
nat. with clusters o. t"utru PARTICLES. \
n.gstiv, ~,l.ctron thus 1s~ortA'"4 w or
dIn.rv matter becomes u h"sati'" Ion nNd
f, POSITIVE clsctTou becomes "a positive ION
t~ouductlou consists 81 %" v.rd'fts ~
po-'lyr ions down tU" potential gradient,
aud ut negative ions vi > a" ID. 'i'.A4 81 client
los wandering a.. 80 . d1'N
II then produces heat ~ ,""l-'"h VIZ"
mol,culcs o! the metal, al q ih s"'ll, no
~ the motion Of ~" charges IN q UP..-
the energy o! motion n S~"n-uH'-l IN 70
s~ultttius IN or -ioYIsAtlon us u'LtTu. MOLE
cni.s livery current 81 heat Is associated
with a trunsportatiou ul loh- hhu zero ! e
whole t.ld OF th"rluo-"l"'tfHu y ,ii't'l
In ~. vacuum tub" ions NOV" WIN less
r.-'r,tut NEGATIVE el"ctror" ~" ~lot OF
from the cAt.ode with t!r N"lo'I'y OF uf'i'
tF suFuef4lUE N'fN I'AA' "fAf'N ~ on
-. 49,, ,In.ty. ether V1y"- ~ r'H.lrk ~ I.
usuyfrutlug powsr which az" "NoNh - in'Ii-
gen TavE NuvT" t.'f li 4 -"A- st 10 t'~
they ioUir~ them. AMI W 1"Nt n" N'N"lhp
great icat and light. thus sNti- 10 '""
NJ ul" fascinating vista u' 'h'lu-h li-'harsrs
Nor IA t.rtf Voud"tfuI N"fINitt rout ned
TO the iclGs ~uuu'rti"u. ,"r The Nuol"
phenomena. of ~.utgnH't- ar 'd-"h upon
~, ,i,gtTou WI.i ever N atom har q hlga
| VnI.ucv. such - iron. ,nus' ~ pi'A~i, u
.,,..,- 10, IN. iI,t rl-,tTOus WsIga ,uL-
rest of tte atom. li"-' ." oIuil"is pro-
glYr NhIri- "a the s'N'r HH''H ~" hupNh
- u...l.tig disIlaCrut"ti- 81 sir'r>rr, or
-iiu.. ,l fore, and n'"U~N'f re- unhur
TOR . a body Containing Ir''ty WuNuhl"
,,I 80, on. Tor every N.r t.uu- ma neutral
.t,I,., - moved thruu.l t.'s" Nhitl-. tn"
IONS are set moving IN 'lV"~i'" directions
am IA N.lo,lty oi Hppui onr ''uitr'ir~ ger
s,,oud ana ~ Ia e. e." "hosc ~ eboihtna
81 induced cIrrrntr,
Inc enormous rtpiiiiN OF tA' magnetic
%, tnIu,irn. may be- .sdE'3 nom Their prob
| shi, r.ri,ti Nntcn - ab @ uu"-trIaIuuth ~
4 second In the %".ccir. at W." nav" not
only "A great eAChaus' ui oiio-l" lois. but
trt. tonlgiug A,tiui. u' uNl 'lni'l uslt
and lister and U'l,"t nav" NN'Nh nov iHS
ionilatiob action OF uUT GO, hsl' nav
led 10 tie .luyidtlun ut az We pf"l"tu-
! ~ an ospt.rtc electricity l'r 't''s' l'-
! iotmattuu. - r"c~nt,N shrpl"1 ~ he, 500
| 10 show fHat tputsifluf I~ ''iNl tulA E1lHg
an wherever there t. matter. .un VI -Iur
! Iodi.. have tu' IA Hul'N "i iro'"'itnE 't."t
sou. fore. Tu.- bodies, uh" ttduuln
s,ttriun and polurtuw. -" t'"h -aii 10 h'
! raJo.ttiN. uufmu."-ru 't~ soh" itrff .
| ,,I moved that The ''.tfrpn- r"NoiNiuA 90
/ ma su.,- often shoot OF q tWs,ut tto
-.i-,'rifv = liuuid IN v'ton i.'N m" places