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Russian Scientists Raising Funds to Rebuild Tesla Tower, Satisfy World Energy Hunger

posted by n1 on Sunday July 06 2014, @12:16PM   Printer-friendly
from the give-us-your-money dept.

cafebabe writes:

From RT:

Leonid and Sergey Plekhanov, graduates of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, claim they have spent years scrutinizing the Nikola Tesla's patents and diaries and they believe that with his most ambitious project - transcontinental wireless energy transmissions - Tesla came very close to unprecedented scientific discovery that could be brought to fruition.

The enthusiasts say they need about $800,000 to reconstruct the famous Wardenclyffe Tower once created by Tesla himself to implement his ideas and find a commercial application for his ideas on long-distance wireless energy transmission.

The Plekhanov brothers are raising money through IndieGogo croudfunding.

 
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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by cafebabe on Sunday July 06 2014, @07:28PM

    by cafebabe (894) on Sunday July 06 2014, @07:28PM (#64926) Journal

    people are already worried about health effects of power transmission lines and broadcast transmitters.
    What happens when the density of EM energy in the ecosystem goes up many orders of magnitude?

    This was covered in the Robert A. Heinlein story Waldo. Actually, I recommend getting the compilation of Waldo and Magic Inc. [wikipedia.org] I read Waldo when researching 3D printers but, with two exceptions, Magic Inc. has more curious concepts.

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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by Ethanol-fueled on Monday July 07 2014, @01:37AM

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Monday July 07 2014, @01:37AM (#65039) Homepage

    It was also covered (in the form of "nerve attenuation syndrome") in the movie adaptation of Johnny Mnemonic [wikipedia.org].

    I think its pretty hilarious that devices such as phones transmit on the same frequency as Microwave ovens. [wired.com]

     

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 07 2014, @03:34AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 07 2014, @03:34AM (#65077)

    Wait, where's Waldo?