On the Dissipation of Electrical Energy of the Hertz Resonator

I apologize for the inconsistent formatting so far. I am getting used to blogging and writing, the first of which I have never done and the latter of which I have not done for some time. I will have a consistent format in the future, and will always try to keep my sources at the end for reference.

In ordered to verify the claims of Vassilatos I looked to the article On the Dissipation of Electrical Energy of the Hertz Resonator by Nikola Tesla which is said ( By Vassilatos ) to be the source of Teslas claims on Luminoua Aether. To verify we must check the following specific claims made.

Direct Claims

-"Tesla abandons research and developments of high frequency alternating current. Divorcing himself from that field entirely"

- "abruptly charged wires in his experiment projected a strange gaseous stream when immersed in an oil bath"

- "Tesla describes the shield-permeating shock as "sound waves of electrified air""

- "makes remarkable statements concerning the sound, heat, light, pressure, and shock which he sensed passing directly through the copper plates"

-"able to produce streams...in oil which so powerfully projected from charged wire ends they they visibly depressed the oil into a hole, some two inches in depth"

Claims Verified

-Tesla does describe the shield-permeating shock as "ordinary sound-waves only because the air is electrified...These waves cannot be entirely stopped by the interposition of an insulated metal plate."

-"if a pointed metal bar is taken in the hand and held with a point close to the oil, a hole two inches deep is formed in the oil by molecules of the air, which are violently project from the point."

Claims Not Verified

-Tesla most certainly did not completely abandon his work with alternating currents. Nearly are year later, "With high frequencies, Tesla developed some of the first neon and fluorescent illumination."

-Tesla does not mention "copper plates", but he does say "insulated metal plate"

-The wire immersed in the oil bath with Tesla refers to is know today as a Tesla Coil. In fact, he does not even mention gas to leave the wire, but it is the "air above the oil which is agitated and causes the motion of the latter". This also shows he was still working with alternating currents, which a Tesla Coil typically runs with.

-Tesla does not make "remarkable statements" concerning the waves passing through plates

Conclusion

A lot of what Vassilatos said was fabricated. Truthfully, I was not even expecting there to be any mention of any noticeable waves that could be felt. I was incorrect in this thought, but the waves did not bring any "stinging effect" or even any pain. Of course, Vassilatos claims "characteristic understatements", but this seems to cover his lies. The waves that could be felt where at a distance of around 6 feet, maybe more according to Tesla but this in no way can be compared to the vast distance Vassilatos said.

Moving on to the statements that were verified, there is still some questions regarding them. To begin with, Tesla's description of these shock wave are very bland. The most descriptive passage of them was "sound waves of electrified air". This seems to literally mean either sound waves in some kind of electric field, or which I tend to believe more, some kind of compression of air caused by electrical forces which act like longitudinal waves, or sound waves.

This is very important to understand, but Tesla does not exactly clarify. He does give a valuable example:

 "if a pointed metal bar is taken in the hand and held with a point close to the oil, a hole two inches deep is formed in the oil by molecules of the air, which are violently project from the point"

While this statement was in the verified section, it actually discredits Vassilatos. I have learned in the future that what I look for must be more specifically stated. This can be explained by quoting Vassilatos to a greater extent:

"Indeed, he was able to produce streams of this kind in oil which so powerfully project from charged wire ends that they visibly depressed the oil into a hole, some two inches in depth! Tesla began to realize the true nature of the fine issuing "gas" which projected from wire ends immersed in oil"

Tesla never mentioned gas leaving wires while in oil. Tesla mentioned a wire depressing the oil while held by a hand, and the depressing was done by air, not some "fine issuing " gas" ". This last quote does not even make sense. How can something in a liquid, depress that liquid by issuing streams of gas? Vassilatos account is full of typos, and fabrications.

I have found one other source which claimed the discovery similar to this, but it was described as "longitudinal vibrations structured much like sound waves". I hope that I will one day be able to recreate these vibration but I no longer am sure if I will continue my research into this account. I have thoroughly show great problems with Secrets of Cold War Technology. Whether is was the authors fault, the publishing company, or both, the problems still remain. I need to find a creditable source of information before I can move forward.

Sources

http://www.teslauniverse.com/nikola-tesla-timeline-1889-tesla-returns-to-europe?PHPSESSID=s8a46en3pk0nn4seuounf62640;#goto-1890

http://books.google.com/books?id=UIv3TDYemtcC&pg=PA200&dq=Nikola+Tesla+On+the+dissipation+of+electrical+energy+hertz+resonator&hl=en&ei=jgaBTeTuC6aD0QGohczrCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=snippet&q=dissipation%20of%20electrical&f=false

http://books.google.com/books?id=h2DTNDFcC14C&pg=PA62&dq=Nikola+Tesla+Bjerknes&hl=en&ei=ZFqBTciCBYXWgQfB-b3-Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

Errors in Secrets of Cold War Technology: Project Haarp and Beyond ?

This picture was taken from Secrets of Cold War Technology: Project HAARP and Beyond, page 31. This specific section in the book has been source of some confusion for me when I initially read the account months ago, and as been a problem for others working on the project as well. The point here is that this either shows that the book is riddled with errors (and this is one of them) or that Vassilatos fabricated material.

The first and second underlined statements claim that the article "The Dissipation of Electricity" by Nikola Tesla announces the discovery of these stinging rays produced from the "Tesla Impulse Transformer", as well as other effects (third underline). However, this article can't be found...anywhere. In fact the only mentions of it on the internet are by people who read this same book and were looking for it. 

The "Discovery" of Aether

In Advance
I apologize from the briefness in the background. It may be lacking sufficiently in detail and only serves to catch the attention of those that may be interested. Read Secrets of Cold War Technology: Project HAARP and Beyond by Gary Vassilatos for the details and the full story. A link will be provide with a downloadable PDF of the book. If you have already done so, skip to the ** mark. 


Background
Nikola Tesla is claimed to have made his "discovery" of Aether sometime in 1889. In 1887 Heinreich Hertz claimed to have discovered electromagnetic waves, otherwise known as electromagnetic radiation. In 1889 Tesla attempted to recreate Hertzs experiment but without success. It has been suggested that he went so far as to visiting Hertz and even came close to convincing Hertz that he had made an error nearly causing him to withdraw his thesis.


It was at this time that Tesla began working with high voltage discharges in the hopes of discovering "real" electromagnetic waves. At first Tesla worked simply with highly charged capacitors, and later began to use high voltage DC generators. The reason behind the change in the equipment was do to a known electrical effect which had resulted in the death of several persons working with high voltage dc lines. Whenever a switch was closed to a large circuit powered by an HV dynamo, a supposed "bunching effect" occured where the voltages observed in the power lines far exceeded the capable voltage of the generator. It was thought that the sudden closing of the switch met a very high initial resistance which caused the charges to bunch together. Naturally the excess charge seeks ground which often happened to be most easily accomplish through the switch board operator. Because this effect only occurred at the close of the switch, only impulses could be used. Tesla became focused on his study of the cause of odd behavior in power lines which soon led to the occurrences of many odd effects including a stinging pressure that could be felt whenever the switch was closed. Through changes in the impulse time as well as the addition of helical coils Tesla finally arrived at the appearance of a white luminous aether.


The Secrets of Cold War Technology: Project HAARP and Beyond by Gary Vassilatos is the only written source that claims of this discovery. For those interested in reading a more detailed version of the account I will be posting a link below with a download of the PDF of the book. The excerpt begins in page 25.
In his book, Vassilatos also mentions a Mr. Eric Dollard, a supposed engineer who has gone about to recreate many of Tesla's inventions including the true Tesla Transformer called "Tesla Impulse Transformer". This is the same transformer which is responsible for the production of longitudinal electromagnetic waves, which results in the aether discovery. Vassilatos claims that Dollard "vindicated" Tesla, and his "Impulse Transformer."
**It is imperative to state all known facts so far.


A fact to me is any bit of information that is known to be true at the time it is written, and can be supported with sources, or lack thereof.


Facts
The book:
-Only known source to describe the discovery of Aether by Nikola Tesla.
-The book is full of misspelled words. Anyone can see this for themselves by checking out the book.
-It is currently out of print.


Hertz:
-Did not withdraw his thesis.
-Credited with discovery of electromagnetic waves.


Gary Vassilatos:
-According to amazon "Gerry Vassilatos is a high school science teacher who lives in New York City. He is the author of Secrets of Cold War Technology, another forthcoming book from Adventures Unlimited."
-No other information has been found yet.


Eric Dollard:
-Can be seen recreating Tesla's patents and performing experiment in several videos dating circa 1988.
-No current known whereabouts or contact information.
-I have not found an experiment dealing with the "aether" in a video by Dollard yet.


Analysis
Everything should be questioned is a belief that I hold close. This especially comes into play when considering the information that I have thus obtained. I have a single source whose claims could potentially change our understanding on physics. The finding is so important that is begs the question why there is no documentation of any official and reputable research done into the topic. Furthermore the author is next to anonymous.In all reality, this book claims seem to be more of the creative and perhaps wishful thinking of an anonymous author. Even perhaps fabrication mixed with truth.


This means that the sources that are used in the book must be screened carefully along with related experiments.


Conclusion / Other Thoughts
Most previous experimenters who have tried to recreate this same experiment (Just Google and you will find people) seem to have not been looking for the "aether", but the other implications such as longitudinal waves.


My curiosity and desire for the "aether" stem not from my desire for it to exist, but to understand what exactly Tesla discovered, if he even discovered it. It could be some atomic or sub-atomic sized particle that we already know of, a new particle, or even electrons acting differently due to the circumstances.


My current plans for future research include:


-Examining "Dissipation of Energy from Hertz Resonator" - Nikola Tesla
-Reexamination of The Secrets of Cold War Technology
-Search for all material relating to Eric Dollard and his recreations
-Posting an example of the books errors and discussing problems other possible experiments countered.


Sources


http://www.energeticforum.com/renewable-energy/1631-peter-whatever-happened-eric-p-dollard.html


http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Cold-War-Technology-Project/dp/0932813801/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1300155025&sr=8-3


Secrets of Cold War Technology: Project HAARP and Beyond by Gary Vassilatos

Genesis

Today officially marks the beginning of this account: Aurora Teslealis, the beginning of this Blog, and the beginning of my research.


My current plans are the recreation of the supposed experiment by Nikola Tesla which led to his "discovery" of aether. I will continually update this blog with new data and plans. The research period will consist from today to sometime during the summer. Hopefully the experiment will be able to be run during this summer.


I will post much more information tomorrow detailing this "discovery", as well as more specified goals and known facts.