THE ELECTRIC EYE.
Professor Rosing, of the Institute of Technology, St. Petersburg, is announced to give a lecture on a discovery which he drums to be one of the most rem?.rk:ib]e ever made by a scientist. He declares that, after 15 years of inccssrr.t Inbov.r, he has sue- ' ceeded in constru-tir.g an electrotelescopk apparatus which has all the virtues of what rcight be termed an "electric eye," which v/ill enable the fortunate owner to sec anything and anyone he chooses. By an adjustment of the apparatus an employer sitting in his office Will be able at will to "see other parts of the building and watch his unconscious employees, at work. A'man will be able ,to sit at home and witness a theatrical performance, or arrivals at a railway station, or any event of interest that may be happening a long distance away from the observer. Professor Rosing claims that, a general who uses this invention will be able to observe the movements of the enemy as" well as the movements of his own forces. He promises to. give a full explanation of his invention in' the near, future.
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Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13964, 3 May 1919, Page 4
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189THE ELECTRIC EYE. Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13964, 3 May 1919, Page 4
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