The Forgotten

Mark620 · 05-21-2009, 02:11 PM

Nikola Tesla is considered the father of our modern technological age. This obscure visionary from what is now Yugoslavia layed the foundation for modern communication – and which of his inventions were considered a little too revolutionary by government agencies and the power brokers of the time. Among his discoveries are: fluorescent light, the laser beam, wireless communications, wireless transmission of electrical energy, remote control, robotics, Tesla’s turbines and vertical take off aircraft. Tesla is the father of the radio and the modern electrical transmission system. Tesla registered over 700 patents worldwide. His vision included power from the sea, exploration of solar energy, the discovery of cosmic radio waves, and the use of the ionosphere for scientific purposes. He foresaw interplanetary communications and satellites.

Mark620 · 05-21-2009, 02:19 PM

It is my belief, if he had not been ridiculed and suppressed by his contemporaries, we would now be much more advanced than we are now.

For instance - Upgrading the electrical distribution system of the US. It would have never been needed to begin with! - Billions in savings right there...(wireless power transmission)

Not to mention that we would have been able to expand to other planets in other solar systems by now....

rhino56 · 05-22-2009, 01:04 PM

how do you transfer electricity wireless?

Mark620 · 05-22-2009, 02:52 PM

I dont know but Tesla did in early 1900's!

Mark620 · 05-22-2009, 04:58 PM

Another Energy Saver...Airplanes that dont have to carry fuel!!
He also designed VTOL aircraft!

gillbot · 05-23-2009, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark620

I dont know but Tesla did in early 1900's!

He did, but it was highly impractical.

Nettles · 06-06-2009, 07:26 PM

It was a ___________ (can't think of the name, but they had them in chemistry class) generator of sorts that put current in the air (much like when you hold a fluorescent bulb near a power line). My question is how would you turn certain things off, ie florescent bulbs? He is one of the most under-rated scientists ever in my opinion. Thought miles above every one else and Thomas Edison trying to bury the guy because he wanted the money for his inferior ideas (DC current to transmit? Gimme a break...

Mark620 · 06-08-2009, 02:31 PM

Tesla made flourescent bulbs that lit with different frquencies, so he could light specific ones or all of them...in todays worl he could have set them to music - lights without wires dancing to the music. how about a rave light without batteries or wires!

Mark620 · 06-23-2009, 08:51 PM

Prototype Nokia phone recharges without wires

Tue Jun 16, 2009 1:06PM EDT

See Comments (1007)
Buzz up!on Yahoo!

Pardon the cliche, but it's one of the holiest of Holy Grails of technology: Wireless power. And while early lab experiments have been able to "beam" electricity a few feet to power a light bulb, the day when our laptops and cell phones can charge without having to plug them in to a wall socket still seems decades in the future.

Nokia, however, has taken another baby step in that direction with the invention of a cell phone that recharges itself using a unique system: It harvests ambient radio waves from the air, and turns that energy into usable power. Enough, at least, to keep a cell phone from running out of juice.

While "traditional" (if there is such a thing) wireless power systems are specifically designed with a transmitter and receiver in mind, Nokia's system isn't finicky about where it gets its wireless waves. TV, radio, other mobile phone systems -- all of this stuff just bounces around the air and most of it is wasted, absorbed into the environment or scattered into the ether. Nokia picks up all the bits and pieces of these waves and uses the collected electromagnetic energy to create electrical current, then uses that to recharge the phone's battery. A huge range of frequencies can be utilized by the system (there's no other way, really, as the energy in any given wave is infinitesimal). It's the same idea that Tesla was exploring 100 years ago, just on a tiny scale.

Mind you, harvesting ambient electromagnetic energy is never going to offer enough electricity to power your whole house or office, but it just might be enough to keep a cell phone alive and kicking. Currently Nokia is able to harvest all of 5 milliwatts from the air; the goal is to increase that to 20 milliwatts in the short term and 50 milliwatts down the line. That wouldn't be enough to keep the phone alive during an active call, but would be enough to slowly recharge the cell phone battery while it's in standby mode, theoretically offering infinite power -- provided you're not stuck deep underground where radio waves can't penetrate.

Nokia says it hopes to commercialize the technology in three to five years.

Mark620 · 06-23-2009, 08:56 PM

100 Years ago Tesla lit up 100 100watt light bulbs 50 miles away, Wirelessly. This is nowhere near Tesla's genius...

05-21-2009, 02:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mark620 Administrator Colonel Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: TN Posts: 3,047	The Forgotten Nikola Tesla is considered the father of our modern technological age. This obscure visionary from what is now Yugoslavia layed the foundation for modern communication – and which of his inventions were considered a little too revolutionary by government agencies and the power brokers of the time. Among his discoveries are: fluorescent light, the laser beam, wireless communications, wireless transmission of electrical energy, remote control, robotics, Tesla’s turbines and vertical take off aircraft. Tesla is the father of the radio and the modern electrical transmission system. Tesla registered over 700 patents worldwide. His vision included power from the sea, exploration of solar energy, the discovery of cosmic radio waves, and the use of the ionosphere for scientific purposes. He foresaw interplanetary communications and satellites. __________________ On May 20th 2008, a list of the names of over thirty-one thousand scientists (of which 9,000 are Phds), who refute that man made CO2 has caused global warming, was released. My Heatware Yes, I did just crawl out from under a rock ! I am a Caver !

05-21-2009, 02:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mark620 Administrator Colonel Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: TN Posts: 3,047	It is my belief, if he had not been ridiculed and suppressed by his contemporaries, we would now be much more advanced than we are now. For instance - Upgrading the electrical distribution system of the US. It would have never been needed to begin with! - Billions in savings right there...(wireless power transmission) Not to mention that we would have been able to expand to other planets in other solar systems by now.... __________________ On May 20th 2008, a list of the names of over thirty-one thousand scientists (of which 9,000 are Phds), who refute that man made CO2 has caused global warming, was released. My Heatware Yes, I did just crawl out from under a rock ! I am a Caver !

05-22-2009, 02:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mark620 Administrator Colonel Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: TN Posts: 3,047	I dont know but Tesla did in early 1900's! __________________ On May 20th 2008, a list of the names of over thirty-one thousand scientists (of which 9,000 are Phds), who refute that man made CO2 has caused global warming, was released. My Heatware Yes, I did just crawl out from under a rock ! I am a Caver !

05-22-2009, 04:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mark620 Administrator Colonel Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: TN Posts: 3,047	Another Energy Saver...Airplanes that dont have to carry fuel!! He also designed VTOL aircraft! __________________ On May 20th 2008, a list of the names of over thirty-one thousand scientists (of which 9,000 are Phds), who refute that man made CO2 has caused global warming, was released. My Heatware Yes, I did just crawl out from under a rock ! I am a Caver !

06-06-2009, 07:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
Nettles Moderator/ COD4 Addict First Lieutenant Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: SFA Posts: 1,671	It was a ___________ (can't think of the name, but they had them in chemistry class) generator of sorts that put current in the air (much like when you hold a fluorescent bulb near a power line). My question is how would you turn certain things off, ie florescent bulbs? He is one of the most under-rated scientists ever in my opinion. Thought miles above every one else and Thomas Edison trying to bury the guy because he wanted the money for his inferior ideas (DC current to transmit? Gimme a break... __________________ HEAT

05-22-2009, 01:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
rhino56 Administrator General Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,813	how do you transfer electricity wireless?

06-08-2009, 02:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
Mark620 Administrator Colonel Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: TN Posts: 3,047	Tesla made flourescent bulbs that lit with different frquencies, so he could light specific ones or all of them...in todays worl he could have set them to music - lights without wires dancing to the music. how about a rave light without batteries or wires! __________________ On May 20th 2008, a list of the names of over thirty-one thousand scientists (of which 9,000 are Phds), who refute that man made CO2 has caused global warming, was released. My Heatware Yes, I did just crawl out from under a rock ! I am a Caver !

06-23-2009, 08:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
Mark620 Administrator Colonel Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: TN Posts: 3,047	Prototype Nokia phone recharges without wires Tue Jun 16, 2009 1:06PM EDT See Comments (1007) Buzz up!on Yahoo! Pardon the cliche, but it's one of the holiest of Holy Grails of technology: Wireless power. And while early lab experiments have been able to "beam" electricity a few feet to power a light bulb, the day when our laptops and cell phones can charge without having to plug them in to a wall socket still seems decades in the future. Nokia, however, has taken another baby step in that direction with the invention of a cell phone that recharges itself using a unique system: It harvests ambient radio waves from the air, and turns that energy into usable power. Enough, at least, to keep a cell phone from running out of juice. While "traditional" (if there is such a thing) wireless power systems are specifically designed with a transmitter and receiver in mind, Nokia's system isn't finicky about where it gets its wireless waves. TV, radio, other mobile phone systems -- all of this stuff just bounces around the air and most of it is wasted, absorbed into the environment or scattered into the ether. Nokia picks up all the bits and pieces of these waves and uses the collected electromagnetic energy to create electrical current, then uses that to recharge the phone's battery. A huge range of frequencies can be utilized by the system (there's no other way, really, as the energy in any given wave is infinitesimal). It's the same idea that Tesla was exploring 100 years ago, just on a tiny scale. Mind you, harvesting ambient electromagnetic energy is never going to offer enough electricity to power your whole house or office, but it just might be enough to keep a cell phone alive and kicking. Currently Nokia is able to harvest all of 5 milliwatts from the air; the goal is to increase that to 20 milliwatts in the short term and 50 milliwatts down the line. That wouldn't be enough to keep the phone alive during an active call, but would be enough to slowly recharge the cell phone battery while it's in standby mode, theoretically offering infinite power -- provided you're not stuck deep underground where radio waves can't penetrate. Nokia says it hopes to commercialize the technology in three to five years. __________________ On May 20th 2008, a list of the names of over thirty-one thousand scientists (of which 9,000 are Phds), who refute that man made CO2 has caused global warming, was released. My Heatware Yes, I did just crawl out from under a rock ! I am a Caver !

06-23-2009, 08:56 PM	#10 (permalink)
Mark620 Administrator Colonel Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: TN Posts: 3,047	100 Years ago Tesla lit up 100 100watt light bulbs 50 miles away, Wirelessly. This is nowhere near Tesla's genius... __________________ On May 20th 2008, a list of the names of over thirty-one thousand scientists (of which 9,000 are Phds), who refute that man made CO2 has caused global warming, was released. My Heatware Yes, I did just crawl out from under a rock ! I am a Caver !