Extraordinary Science - Page 3

The Spark Gap: A Basic Definition A spark gap in its simplest term is nothing more than an on and off switch. There are therefore, two electrical states or modes for the operation of a spark gap...

Dear Dr. Seifer: It has been suggested that the huge explosion in Tunguska was caused by Tesla’s experimentation with electromagnetic earth resonance. I personally can not see how, as the Wardenclyffe...

Introduction Tesla’s patent “Coil for Electromagnets,” #512,340 , states that the double series winding, whether as a flat spiral or conventional helix, eliminates self-induction and stores more...

William Wysock is the top Tesla Coil designer and builder in the United States - perhaps the world. Bill received his AA degree on Telecommunications in 1969. After many years in the communications...

In the past I have always tried to ask people to quote Tesla; and with regards to what other people have printed about him... take it with a pound of salt. It has been remarked to me that “You can’t...

Ask Dr. Seifer is a regular series in TESLA. If you have a question you would like to submit, send it to Dr. Marc Seifer, % International Tesla Society, PO Box 5636, Colorado Springs, CO 80931. Q •...

I built my first and last Tesla coil 27 years ago in eighth grade. It won third place in the Illinois state science fair for my age group. I have recently become interested in Tesla coils again. I...

Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) was born in an area of the world which was referred to as the Austria-Hungarian Empire. The exact location was a town called Smiljian, Croatia, which lies in a subgroup of...

Let the future tell the truth and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs, the future, for which I really worked, is mine . - Nikola Tesla You might imagine...