The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-06-27

theoretical, hating and impractical
in his work The mere fact that he
published paper describing his work
subsequently to Tesla's discoveries
must rank only as one of those cur
ious and frequent scientific coinci-
dences. Ferraris himself stated some
years ago that Tesla could not pos
sibly have known Of his (Ferari's)
work. These notable patents were &C.
quired by Westinghouse, and were
the subject of much litigation before
being finally upheld.
A mere list of Tesla's inventions
and discoveries is formidable. In 1886
he was the inventor and discoverer OF
system OF arc lighting, and in 1888
came theeTesla motor and system of
alternating current power transmits
sion, popularity known as the two
phase and three phase multiphase, or
polyphase systems. A system of cleo.
trcal conversion and distribution by
oscillatory discharges came in 1889,
and year later studies in the gen.
Grafton of high frequency currents
and their effects. The transmission OF
energy through single wire without
return was announced In 1891, while
from that year until 1893 he was en-
gagged in investigation of high fire.
quency effects and phenomena
In 1898 he announced a system Of
wireless transmission of intelligence,
and in 1894 and 1895 his work was on
mechanical oscillators and generators
of electrical oscillations. During the
years 1896 to 1898 he was interested
in research in radiation and the dis
covery of material streams and EN-.
anations. Finally In 1897 he first an
nounced his high potential magnify
ing transmitter" which, as he claims.
makes possible system of economical
transmission of power without wires.
From that date down to the present
he has been constantly at work on
this idea. No other human being
knows anything like as much about
this fascinating subject as Tesla.
Among his other inventions should
be mentioned what he calls the art
of telautomatics (1S9s-99), a system
for controlling the entire operation or,
say, boat by wireless impulses at a
distance, even out OF the range OF
vision. In 1899 and 1900 he was en-
gagged In experiments in burning at
| mospheric nitrogen and the produc
ton OF other electrical effects OF tran
scending intensity, while during the
next two years he was working on
methods and apparatus for magnifying
feeble effects. From 1902 to 1903 he
studied the problem and art of in
naturalization, and since them his
work has been in world telegraphy
and telephony and in the designing and
building Of large power plant for tue
transmission of power without wires
which shall describe presently.
But as most people associate Tesla
with high frequency. high potential
electrical currents, rather than with
such things as his electrolytic meter
his dynamo commutators and brushes
| without sparks, and the thousand
and one other notable contributions he
has made, cannot leave the subject
without another word Prior to TIES,
las inventions only direct current
was used. Now We use alternating cur.
rent. AS one of the justices who de.
cided case in his favor some years
ago well put It:
1T remained to the genius of Tesla
to capture the unruly, unrestrained
and hitherto opposing elements in the
field of nature and art and to har,
ness them to draw the machines or
man. II was he who first showed how
to transform the toy OF Arago into
an engine of powtr. The Arago rota.
ton taught the schoolboy fifty years
ago how TO make "A plaything, and