The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-10-16
HURLING LIGHTNING
IMPOSSIBLE FEAT
French Scientist Declares that Wireless
Power Cannot be Sent Through
Space to Cause De-
struction.

structi0n.
Paris, Oct. l6.-Proyoking explosions
at distance by the transmission OF
electric sparks is an impossibility, ac-
eording TO DIR. EdouaTd Brandy who, in
1890, discovered means of closing and
Ireopening an electric current at a dis
tance without the use of a transmitting
wire, which is the principle of wire
less telegraphy.
"The human species" Dr. Brandy says,
in talking TO representative OF the
Associated Press, lis paying sufficient
lly large tribute TO science in this war !;
it is scarcely worth while to discuss the
visionary powers that are attributed TO
/ it. 1t has increased the flow of blood
and the enormity OF ruins making inter-
national conflicts more borrifying but
there are things it cannot accomplish,
unfortunately.
Science sends the Luistania to the
bottom of the Atlantic with more than
| a thousand human souls but il is pow
erless, contrary to some pretentions, TO
cause the destruction at distance by
electric current of the engine which by
hht VIII VI man AAuEtA utNAoNtA
TO reserved to wrath of the elements.
Neither can it reach by radiating waves
the destructive engines of the air.
"The false notion of those who pre-
tend TO transmit destructive power
through space arises from the fact that
wireless telegraphy is accomplished
through the production of minuscle
spark at the receiving station. That
spark being sufficient to produce an eff
feet upon extremely sensitive instru-
mepts at great distance, they concluded
that at limited distance, of a mile for
instance, a much stronger spark could
be produced; as that spark is supposed
20 go through all sorts of obstacles they
inferred that il could also pierce the
steel shell Of engines of war.
"ln the first place no available power
could produce a spark Of sufficient in
tensty; there isn't the slightest caloric |
power in the wireless spark at the re-
ceiving end. In the second place il would |
be necessary for it 10 strike with abso- /
lutte precision a joint or assure in the
plates in order 10 get into contact with 4
the explosive.
Different accidents enormously at.
tributed to the wireless current may /
have put some OF these Missionaries on
this track. 10 was discussed whether
the Noluturno was not fired NJ sea and (
II the explosion OF the French battle
ship lena at Toulon was not provoked
BY wireless sparks. The Eifel Tower
wireless transmitting station produces
most formidable sparks yet not the
slightest accident has ever been caused
IN the vicinity.
"To produce explosions az a distance
something different from wireless cur
tents must be found. Most Of the in
sentions for this purpose that have come
10 my notice when thoroughly investi.
gated were found 90 be connected with
concealed olockwork and IN no case when
powder was brought in by disinterested
parties were they able TO provoke an
explosion.
There are q great many 'chevaliers
i'industrie.' or what you might call con.
idence men. in English, who have not 9
30 make profit out az the ten. !
.ion Of the public mind by exploiting !
pretended inventions. II there were
means Of blowing up the Eifel tower :
rom Berlin everyone would know il, yet :
seople are frequently swindled by sup
losed appliances for transmitting euer- E
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rises, without q conductor. They al :
want q great deal Of money! one asked ,
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