Re: [TCML] N. Tesla's large glass vacuum tubes

["Tim Meehan" <btmeehan@xxxxxxxxx>]

I know that he employed a glassblower (I don't personally know it, but his
biography stated it).  It is possible that he could have used some new
techniques that weren't shared with the community at large - but that may
just be speculation.

On Nov 17, 2007 11:34 PM, William Beaty <billb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> A quick OT question...
>
> I've heard from more than one person that Tesla had a secret method of
> building very large glass globes, but without using glassblowing or cast
> molten glass.  Possibly this was something developed during his carbon-
> button lightbulb days.  But I've never seen any of this discussed in
> writing.  (The glass globes mentioned in CSN could have been entirely
> conventional.)  Large glass globes show up several places in Tesla
> illustrations.
>
> Has anyone else heard of this particular bit of unpatented Tesla work,
> or ever encountered an actual reference?
>
>
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