Teleforce
Teleforce refers to Nikola Tesla's charged particle beam projector, first mentioned in the New York Sun, July 10, 1934. As can be seen from Tesla's words written in a letter to J. P. Morgan, Jr., the Teleforce invention was primarily intended to be used as an instrument of national defense akin to an invisible "Chinese Wall of Defense". Tesla stated that nations, when detecting invading armies, could destroy their opponent's military units and reduce incoming aerial craft as far as 200 to 250 miles away. It is not known whether Tesla ever built a model of the Teleforce system, though in 1937, Tesla remarked, "But it is not an experiment ... I have built, demonstrated, and used it. Only a little time will pass before I can give it to the world."
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Teleforce applications must meet four conditions:
The particle beam device involved four inventions:
Conditions
Inventions
Tesla devised four inventions to accomplish these conditions, some of which he had already tested. The generating device, reportedly from some sources, is embodied upon a large Van de Graaff generator of unique design and a special type of open-ended vacuum tube, comprising a system for the acceleration of very small charged metallic particles to prodigiously high velocity (about 48 times the speed of sound, according to Tesla).
The particles were projected out of the tube by means of electrostatic repulsion. These comprised a system for the acceleration of very small, i.e., macroscopic, charged metallic particles to prodigiously high velocityÃÂÃÂabout 48 times the speed of soundÃÂÃÂaccording to Tesla. The tubes are to be designed to project a single row of highly charged particles, and there would be no dispersion whatever even at great distance (according to Tesla). Since the cross section of the wave carriers might be reduced to almost microscopic dimensions, an immense concentration of energy, practically irrespective of distance, could be attained. Specialized generation plants, Tesla estimated at that time (1940), would cost no more than $2,000,000 (and could have been constructed in a few months).
Teleforce's mechanical power transmission system (and the associated telegeodynamics) is based, reportedly from some sources, primarily Tesla's reciprocating engine Tesla patented in 1894. The principles of operation in the mechanical oscillatorss of Tesla are well understood. The reciprocating engine patent provides a means for engines, which under the applied forces such as elastic tension of steam or gas under pressure, will yield constant oscillatory movements (in wide limits). It also functions at a constant irrespective of the loads on the system, frictional losses, or other negative factors (which degrade other engines). Primarily the enegine converts "pressure" into mechanical power. This type of system was first described in record of his time in Colorado Springs.
Teleforce principles, supposedly, would have introduced a new generalization of physics. The concepts of teleforce is reasonably founded on the alternating current polyphase wireless transmission systems developed by Tesla and is related to general mechanical energy principles. It ultilized Tesla's theory of "telegeodynamics" (i.e., Tesla's mechanical earth-resonance theory). In addition, the principles of wirelessly transceiving high potentials (in the millions of volts) and transmitting high tension currents on narrow radiant energy ultraviolet ionizing beams by means of conductive rarefied gasous mediums (similar to the means of artificially creating auroral displays) are incorporated (and thus eliminates the need of a high vacuum). The width of the beam would be down to one hundred-millionth of a square centimeter.
The principles of the operation for underground detection is not well understood. Techniques for the location of subterranean mineral deposits used today may be, or not, the same principles Tesla was citing. Some methods of mining metals located underground in the mining industry includes the use of earth batteries.
A common conspiracy theory is that Tesla's "death ray" research is the basis of the HAARP Project. An associated oddity related to the teleforce concept is Tesla's activities during the time of the Tunguska event.
"''I have made recent discoveries of inestimable value which are referred in the marked passage of the clipping enclosed... [possibly "Dr. Tesla Visions the End of Aircraft In War," Syracuse Herald, October 21, 1934]
"The flying machine has completely demoralized the world, so much that in some cities, as London and Paris, people are in mortal fear from aerial bombing. The new means I have perfected afford absolute protection against this and other forms of attack." - Nikola Tesla (letter to J. P. Morgan, Jr. on November 29, 1934)
Principles
Conspiracy
Quotes
External links and references
". New York Times, September 22, 1940.