Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-11
BACKGROUND OF EVENTS
BY PAUL Y. COLLINS.

Don't credit this picture solely 20 Dr..
Hubbard-it's composite. The learned
scientist took another tack. Instead
Of visualizing the apparatus and
mountain scenery Of the ocean bot
tom. the same mechanical genius mar
produce the machine IN miniature.
Time was when clocks were grand
father" size, or were built for tail
towers; today the t!mepieces are tiny
wrist or ring watches. DR.. Hubbard
suggested a revival of the walnut-sheIl
radio crystal sets. which may again be
utilized when they viii be equipped
with radio voices. which Vii! ti;r.a in
on a master clock. and audibly tell its
time as often as held to the cars Of
owners. miles away from the control
ling clock. We now have movies
Svnchronizing voice with vision.
Nov that teIevision enables lis to
see. a.; well as hear. By radio, how use
full these miniature nuts will be,
especially If made OF smooth glass. like
marble crystals, Can they not Be
swallowed. a, the behe5t OF the ply
s.cian, who desires TO see as well as
hear what causes the internal dis
order of the patient? There will then
be enlightenment indeed for the
diagnostician, for By radio television
all doctors may ask 10 be shown. Even
Jonah's whale might be coed enough
TO light up and show where was JonaA's
living room.
Yesterday. the writer. upon visiting
the jenkins Laboratory. was shown
radio transmission. which projected a
picture upon screen about foot
square. That apparatus is 10 De g.ren
a public demonstration within month
and then IL will be made commercially.
to be attached to any radio receiving
set.
Not merely movies will then be broad
cast to all radio pcsseSSors. but visions
Of events ON the other side OF the world
may be reflected upon household
screens, II has passed the experiment
stage. An aviator flying ABOVE bate
in Europe or Asia will direct his re-
fector down upon the battlefield. and.
without taking negative, the actual
battle will be visible II Washington. as
Ii progresses.
Mr. jenkins is of Quaker descent. AMI
two years ago he wrote o. this .lven-
ton under the heading The Picture Of
Peace" arguing: There IS TO doubt
whatever that the more speedy ard COM
plete the facilities for transportation
and communication the greater IS thu
assurance " peace. We are
afraid OF the silence and the darS-cf
what We do not see. To know, Q!letS
our fears. Just rs light ii dark places
makes dark places safer. This Is
the goal OF the activities Of modest
little laboratory In Washington, sGe Gil
rector az which, 50 years ago, .nventeS
the original motion picture projecting
~ q .h s%s.r tsN
the world. With this foundation G. 30
years experience. 1t IS 10. surprising
that this station is now successfully
transmitting pictures by radio ever corr
siderable distances. already iSS miles
Within the limits cs TIE laboratory. the
radio vision. the ability 20 see III one
place what Is happening III a distant
place. is also daily demonstration.
With The radio We car see along curved
lines. therefore We can SEE around CD
Structions and over mountain ranges
may one day even see around the world.
Will the actual Inventors live 20 see
their dreams come true Within 10
years after Prof Langley died III dis
appointment al the failure" ~ his
Observation-Disclosures ayius machine, Iisut
Store OF the Coast Guard p;,cte6 the
United States Navy plane NC-4 acrNSS
the Atlantic, Graham Bells ,elrphcns
was a toy" at the Centennial t;xrSN>'-
ton. receiving ScaNt attention. tc<saN
there arr $50 900 ooo telephcrc> ~ USr.
The uiShste<; ships tina; sail the CTes1
are guided automatically ~ $tsa'Se'
course by the principle ct yhe cAs!d'>
,ey~~-the gyrt>Score compass TIE sx-
plane Is held tslcn It's course si,c~
matically Ivy y catio BEAM ~~-$tTSISat
W curved,
Or Hubbard ~ the United States
Bureau oi Standards. III an address -
the Society ~ Nett,a rietuse easSt~
neers, NJ 4 banquet II Washington.
said;
The world Is alive with vision y! thr
future vi radso, The dream has
awakened IN YOU realise, howeve:
that YOUR OWN fellow meMeer, the
founder az this >>%,etv (JenS.aSA, is the
man whe no, only had the vision, eu'
the daring, ~ attempt 10 unite the twc
most popular subjects, ra0to and nscVsag
pictures With other public otttcsalS
have seen his Dutch Windmill, ys.aalNs
In Anac<Ntla, shown on the ScryNAa IL
his laboratory near Dupont Circle.
am sure he viii live IL SEE raSlse NiSscn a
sugVeSNtlll achievement,
MAY We ever hope @ar tnteypsanetary
t,anSsST,atkenH The scientifically de
signed Goddard fS~kes answers, 'Xes
sT rNrcrt ~ beast The t,NgSe NJ
series NJ wsrwara e<rsoStens drives
The Goddard rv<&et at Speeds which
'nase IL lsMSihse ~ leave the earth en-,
lively We may eNploie and St,slly The
upper atmosphere at YtrSt. later W.
max Sh>@I a Goddard ry>aket ayV,l1nd an,
'tRANn We leave e. the writer's vi fesN.n
The suggestion that she toSSv. mient
contain motion picture ean.erA ~,
!" Operate ~ II lNa>$ed ag>,una The day
hght Nde W the nl(Vsn Ihe return ira,
has astraay eeen eieSetieSd hy ,is.,ss
Verne ~ Around the As,Ns,' les n,,
me say That MteFnsanetayy y<ua,,n,,ntaA,
'@m y hni$N$alMe White fsgiS, an M,,
snew u thNeS nat ssaSS thsuugh the upper
tta',~esaese, perhaps she Magssaus gra
us With e<Nslmlc raSS Nh,eh
sFsatN penetrate ma s,s,tv she att Aal,
rno:d pa>s thsMasa i feet III Mai
lSfstalS theS thlnk We are MOI vet Smsa,
iiehtN advanced liz SCIENCE 90 ,nSseg.
'tahd them, ~ Is'fAagss they have given
~ the asVeMW ~ h.slstesS CeYtAh.ty
ne a'Sans II msetpsaaesats e>uaalusss,
asskh max hi tsAe ta yoasle es tralIseSt
A. ~ MANY Visionary nFAleqts ~ tha
sast have tadav aeseMa lvaaitieSe