COSMIC ENERGY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 259, 2 November 1933, Page 7

COSMIC ENERGY.

CLAIMED DISCOVERY.

Principle That Will Drive the World's Machinery.

NOTED PHYSICIST'S THEORY.

(United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright)

(Received 12 noon.) NEW YORK, November 1. Nikola Tesla, a well-known physicist and inventor, in a signed statement to-day, announced the discovei'v of a principle by which power for driving the machinery of the world may be derived from cosmic energy operating the universe. Tho principle, which taps the source of power, he described as "everywhere present in unlimited quantities," and which may be transmitted by wire or wireless from a central plant in any part of the globe. It will eliminate the need of coal, oil, gas or any other common fuels, and will soon be ready for use. While in its present form it would require central plants employing vast machinery, he expressed tho hope of working out a plan for use by individuals. Nicola Tesla, wlio was born in Austrian Croatia 715 years ago, was interested in electrical work at an early age. He left Paris for America to secure a better opening in 1882, being made a member o£ Edison's staff-. Four years afterwards lie formed a company to exploit an arc-lamp development, but continued to focus hie main interest on the rotation field principle for alternating current work and its application to motors. The result ot' his labours was the famous- Tesla coil or transformer. His inventive genius also bore fruits in radio work, the . transmission of power from Niagara Falls, and, latterly, wireless transmission of power. In 1031 he was stated to have declared that lie had discovered the solution to this problem.