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| name = Tesla | | name = Tesla's Magnifying Transmitter | ||
| image = Tesla's Magnifying Transmitter 900.jpg | | image = Tesla's Magnifying Transmitter 900.jpg | ||
| author = [[Marc J Seifer]] | | author = [[Marc J Seifer]] | ||
| language = English | |||
| subject = [[Tesla]], history of technology | |||
| published = 1986 | | published = 1986 | ||
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Section 6 | '''''Tesla's Magnifying Transmitter''''' is a 1986 work by [[Marc J Seifer]], corresponding to Section 6 ("World Broadcasting System," pages 326–361) of his larger study ''Nikola Tesla: Psychohistory of a Forgotten Inventor'' (later expanded into ''Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla''). | ||
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* | ==Overview== | ||
The section covers the most ambitious phase of Tesla's career: his experiments at Colorado Springs (1899) with the '''Magnifying Transmitter''' — a giant resonant transformer for wireless power and communication — and his subsequent plan for a "World Broadcasting System" at Wardenclyffe. Its chapters treat Colorado Springs and the Magnifying Transmitter, Tesla's geophysical ideas (standing terrestrial waves), and the World Broadcasting System. | |||
==About the author== | |||
Marc J. Seifer is an American author and retired adjunct professor, author of the primary-source Tesla biography ''Wizard''. See also his ''[[The FBI and the Missing Tesla Papers]]'' and ''[[Tesla: Priority Discussions on the History of the Invention of the AC Polyphase System]]''. | |||
==Publication details== | |||
* '''Author:''' [[Marc J Seifer]] | |||
* '''Published:''' 1986 (as part of a larger work) | |||
==Links to Purchase Book== | ==Links to Purchase Book== | ||
* [ | * [https://www.amazon.com/ Tesla's Magnifying Transmitter] (Amazon) | ||
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| Author | Marc J Seifer |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Tesla, history of technology |
| Published | 1986 |
Tesla's Magnifying Transmitter is a 1986 work by Marc J Seifer, corresponding to Section 6 ("World Broadcasting System," pages 326–361) of his larger study Nikola Tesla: Psychohistory of a Forgotten Inventor (later expanded into Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla).
Overview
The section covers the most ambitious phase of Tesla's career: his experiments at Colorado Springs (1899) with the Magnifying Transmitter — a giant resonant transformer for wireless power and communication — and his subsequent plan for a "World Broadcasting System" at Wardenclyffe. Its chapters treat Colorado Springs and the Magnifying Transmitter, Tesla's geophysical ideas (standing terrestrial waves), and the World Broadcasting System.
About the author
Marc J. Seifer is an American author and retired adjunct professor, author of the primary-source Tesla biography Wizard. See also his The FBI and the Missing Tesla Papers and Tesla: Priority Discussions on the History of the Invention of the AC Polyphase System.
Publication details
- Author: Marc J Seifer
- Published: 1986 (as part of a larger work)
Links to Purchase Book
- Tesla's Magnifying Transmitter (Amazon)