New Source of the X-Ray

Nikola Tesla Tells the Academy of Sciences of a Discovery.

The fourth annual reception and exhibition of the New York Academy of Sciences was brought to a close last night. Among the concluding addresses was one by Nikola Tesla, who told briefly of his discovery of a new source of the Roentgen ray.

“This new source of the Roentgen ray,” said he, “I discovered recently. An electric arc is the source. That is the simple way of putting it. In my experiments I found that the arc gave a wonderful light, which surprised and delighted me. My experiment is to be developed, but I have found enough to satisfy me of the value of the new source.”

Dr. Tesla then described that when the arc went to the cathode there was a strong light, but it was when it went to the anode that the wonderful results were obtained. The speaker said that he worked with a platinum cathode and an aluminum cathode.

“I cannot say anything more about this experiment at the present time,” continued he, but I think that in the future the results will be satisfactory in every way.”