Nikola Tesla Books
IN SEARCH OF NIKOLA TESLA The disillusioned farmer now goes back to his old method of digging ditches. Although it is hard work he is at least able to conduct the water exactly where it is needed. He is able to control the amount of water he needs in each field. The farmer realizes that he will lose a little water through seepage in each of the ditches, but when it comes to the furthest fields the old-fashioned technique is far more efficient. That seemed to be that. I could see in a way that, when the average home needed only a few watts of power to run an electric clock or a small light, Tesla's magnifying transmitter did not seem all that crazy. But for today? Tesla just hadn't convinced me. To begin with, the notes I had before me were far too brief. I had no idea how efficient his system of power generation would be. More seriously, the millions of horsepower which were pumped from his transmitter would spread all over the globe. By the time they reached the nearest town the energy which could be picked up from a rooftop receiver would barely light a torch battery. As far as I could see, Tesla's power transmission was dead and buried. 57
