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Re: 100 meter sparks (picture of GE machines!)
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To: "'Tesla List'" <tesla@poodle.pupman.com>
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Subject: Re: 100 meter sparks (picture of GE machines!)
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From: Tesla List <tesla@stic.net>
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Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1997 22:23:46 -0600
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From: Adam[SMTP:absmith@tiac.net]
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 1997 8:04 PM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: 100 meter sparks (picture of GE machines!)
>General Electric had a 10 MEV impulse generator in operation at the 1939
>World's Fair. One machine was plus 5 MEV and the second was minus 5 MEV --
>reported spark length was 60 ft between the two units (at least in the
>photo I saw). This was in the GE building -- perhaps it was called the
>Russian Pavilion?
I have two photos of this 1939 World's Fair exhibit. I have scanned them
and put them on my webserver, so you can all look if you are curious:
http://www.tiac.com/users/absmith/impulse.jpg
http://www.tiac.com/users/absmith/impulse2.jpg
Enjoy!
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