The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-12
REMARKABLE DEMONSTRATIONS Will
feature WOOD LECTURE SATURDAY
Lecture on Gyroscope, Mono rail Car and Ultraviolet
Ray Will be Popular Wi tn Grand Forks Audi
ence-One of t he Best Series.
The appearance here Saturday

The appearance here Saturday
evening of Prof. Montraville NJ. Wood,
scientist, in demonstration lectures on
the gyroscope. monorail car and ul-
tra-violat ray. as q number on the lee
ture course OF the University y. w. c.
"A. and Y. p. B., will be one of the
most important features of the court.
The announcement made by the
lecture bureau booking Prof. Wood
probably contains more information
ON the lecture than can otherwise be
obtained, the announcement follow
ing:
10 all lyceum and chautauaua
committees who have been looking
for something strikingly new and alb
sorbingly entertaining in a scientific
lecture, the announcement that Pro-
lessor Montraville NJ. Wood of Chi
caso Is to be booked in Il trans-con-
tinesotal tour by the Redpath Lyceum
Bureau will be Of decided interest.
The very subjects of Mr.: Woods
demonstrations, namely the gyro-
scope the monoraI car, and the ultra
violet ray. at once suggest the newness
OF this program. It IS probable that
not n in q thousand Of the patrons
of the lyceum courses throughout this
country have ever witnessed any one
of these important demonstrations.
Plainly Visible in All Parts Of an
Auditorium.
Also, III subjects demonstrated are
Of such a nature that the demonstra-
lions can be plainly seen from all
parts Of q large auditorium. Too often
scientific subjects will not lend them
selves to a demonstration which can
he seen far from the platform.
Widely Known in the Scientific World.
Prof. Wood Is already we'll known
to scientists and inventors throughout
this country. In fact, he Ks one Of
ally IN the electrical field.
The patents which have been
awarded to him, number nearly one
hundred the majority Of which are in
practical use to-day.
Every time you turn on your cleo
trio light with the familiar tWo-but-
ton map switch, you can think Of Mr..
Wood - tho inventor.
Important Work ON the Pacific Coast.
In 1889 he was appointed district
engineer q the Edison company for
the Poetic coast and in 1890 was in
charge Of the Engineering Depart
ment Of the North Poetic Exposition
in Portland, Oregon, where the hon
OF Of opening the exposition was be-
slowed upon his young daughter, Miss
A1lene n. Wood.
Solves an l"QOktR0C ETO0Iem
While MT. Wood, in 1904, was per-
fecting the process Of welding copper
at the great works Of the General
Electric company at Schenectady. n.
z, he became interested in the gyro-
ecopic acttons II large moving bodies
developed In the steam turbines built
by this company.
knowing that many had failed in
Harvesting this enormous force, did
v,nk ~~AHnA~A hkNA AAnNR An-MU1{~- nm lite
experiments ;and now Mr.. Wood
practically has solved the problem of
controlling the professional love-
ments Of the gyro0cope.
His discovery consisted of adding
the floating gimbte to the regular
frame Of the Old style gyroscope.
making it possible to the gyro-
scope to change dts plane of rotation
Automatically. On seeing one of these
large horoscopes lying down at an
angle Of forty-five degrees. raise itself
.hoiily into the air, get up on it's feet