MARCONI MAGIC.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2109, 28 March 1914, Page 15

MARCONI MAGIC.

Mr, Marconi has ; furnished. another illustration of tho facility with which science in. these days, can perform foats surpassing those of the legendary magicians of tho Middle Ages-. In Mr. Chesterton' play "Magic" a conjuror throws a young, sceptic oil his mental balance by changing ille colour of a lamp, visible half a mik> away. But Mr. Marconi now announces 'that he can light a lamp by wireless power at a distanco of six miles.. The bulb of the liimp was attached to a wireless receiver connected in its turn with a receiving aerial wire. At the other point of experiment a transmitter ill. space was linked up with £ power of 100-h.p. As saSii as the power was applied the - bulb sis miles away was lighted up, and remained alight so long as tho power was kept, on.. This experiment, Mr. Marconi hopes, may be a forereurmer of the. us©-™-though, not, perhaps, in-our day—of wireless iiower for figntius and heating houses. "At present/' lin said, "tito first call is to push oil vvvth 'wireless telephony. lam now aiming particularly at obtaining a distinctly audibfo message, which iB really more valuables than 'spectacular' calls over long distances. I Tiave been able to communicate quite easily and clearly .;, at- 100 miles distance, using ordinary receivers and an apparatus very much like the usual telephone? The- difficulty lies with tho transmitter, which is' very heavy, and needs two irion to carry it."—"Daily Mail."