Inventor Scorns Theory of Relativity

NEW YORK, July 11 (INS). — Dr. Nikola Tesla, dean of living inventors, tossed a bombshell into scientific circles today with his announcement of three important discoveries: First, that there is no energy in matter, and that all energy is derived from cosmic rays which may some day be harnessed as an inexhaustible supply of power; second, a means of direct transmission of current without a commutator; and third, the transmission of mechanical energy through the earth from a central plant to any point in the world.

Scorning Einstein’s theory of relativity, which conflicts with his conception of cosmic rays as a source of energy, Tesla said:

“To me, relativity is just a mass of error, deceptive, and violently opposed to the teachings of great men of science gone before, and even to common sense. The theory wraps all these errors and fallacies and clothes them in a mathematical god which fascinates, dazzles, and makes people blind to underlying error.”

Speaking of his discovery of a means of direct transmission of current, he declared that he could make the electric charge almost as steady and continuous as that of a battery, and that he could eliminate any reasonable tension by employing varying numbers of coils in the circuit. Tesla believes that his invention will be applied in the supplying of electric motive power for aeroplanes, automobiles, and trucks.

His last invention, the wholesale transmission of mechanical energy, he calls tele-geo-dynamics, and, although it is not perfected, predicts it will be his greatest achievement in engineering. Briefly, he described his plan as the establishment of a central power plant from which mechanical energy would be transmitted through the earth to any point in the world. Each point would need a receiving set, and, he stated, by merely fitting a bomb with a receiver it could be set off thousands of miles away by the pressure of a button.

Added to its destructive possibilities in time of war, he believes that it would revolutionize navigation through transmission of power from shore, be an unfailing means of communication, and, through its ability to use the earth as a conductor, be a great aid to science in the discovery of the center elements of this planet.