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TALKING WITH PLANETS * - by Nikola Tesla

Editor's Note. - Mr. Nikola Tesla has accomplished some marvelous results in __ electrical discoveries. Now, with the dawn of the new century, he announces an achievement that wilt amaze the entire universe, and which eclipses the wildest dream of the most visionary scientist. He has received communication, he asserts, from out the great void of space; a call from inha itants of Mars, or !enus, or some other sister planet" #nd, furthermore, noted scientists like $ir Norman %ockyer are disposed to agree with Mr. Testa in his startling deductions. Mr. Testa has not only discovered many important principles, ut most of his inventions are in practical use; nota ly in the harnessing of the Titanic forces of Niagara &alls, and the discovery of a new light y means of a vacuum tu e. He has, he declares, solved the pro lem of telegraphing without wires or artificial conductors of any sort, using the earth as his medium. 'y means of this principle he e(pects to e a le to send messages under the ocean, and to any distance on the earth)s surface. *nterplanetary communication has interested him for years, and he sees no reason why we should not soon e within talking distance of Mars or of all worlds in the solar system that many e tenanted y intelligent eings. #t the re+uest of ,-%%*./)$ 0..1%2 Mr. Tesla present herewith a frank statement of what he e(pects to accomplish and how he hopes to esta lish communication with the planets. The idea of co !"icati"# $ith the i"habita"ts of other $orlds is a" old o"e. %!t for a#es it has bee" re#arded erely as a &oet's drea ' fore(er !"reali)able. A"d yet' $ith the i"(e"tio" a"d &erfectio" of the telesco&e a"d the e(er-$ide"i"# k"o$led#e of the hea(e"s' its hold !&o" o!r i a#i"atio" has bee" i"creased' a"d the scie"tific achie(e e"ts d!ri"# the latter &art of the "i"etee"th ce"t!ry' to#ether $ith the de(elo& e"t of the te"de"cy to$ard the "at!re ideal of Goethe' ha(e i"te"sified it to s!ch a de#ree that it see s as if it $ere desti"ed to beco e the do i"ati"# idea of the ce"t!ry that has *!st be#!". The desire to k"o$ so ethi"# of o!r "ei#hbors i" the i e"se de&ths of s&ace does "ot s&ri"# fro idle c!riosity "or fro thirst for k"o$led#e' b!t fro a dee&er ca!se' a"d it is a feeli"# fir ly rooted i" the heart of e(ery h! a" bei"# ca&able of thi"ki"# at all. Whe"ce' the"' does it co e+ Who k"o$s+ Who ca" assi#" li its to the s!btlety of "at!re's i"fl!e"ces+ Perha&s' if $e co!ld clearly &ercei(e all the i"tricate echa"is of the #lorio!s s&ectacle that is co"ti"!ally !"foldi"# before !s' a"d co!ld' also' trace this desire to its dista"t ori#i"' $e i#ht fi"d it i" the sorro$f!l (ibratio"s of the earth $hich be#a" $he" it &arted fro its celestial &are"t. %!t i" this a#e of reaso" it is "ot asto"ishi"# to fi"d &erso"s $ho scoff at the (ery tho!#ht of effecti"# co !"icatio" $ith a &la"et. ,irst of all' the ar#! e"t is ade that there is o"ly a s all &robability of other &la"ets bei"# i"habited at all. This ar#! e"t has "e(er a&&ealed to e. I" the solar syste ' there see to be o"ly t$o &la"ets - -e"!s a"d .ars - ca&able of s!stai"i"# life s!ch as o!rs/ b!t this does "ot ea" that there i#ht "ot be o" 011 of the so e other for s of life. 2he ical &rocesses ay be ai"tai"ed $itho!t the aid of o3y#e"' a"d it is still a 4!estio" $hether che ical &rocesses are absol!tely "ecessary for the s!ste"a"ce of or#a"i)ed bei"#s. .y idea is that the de(elo& e"t of life !st lead to for s of e3iste"ce that $ill be &ossible $itho!t "o!rish e"t a"d $hich $ill "ot be shackled by co"se4!e"t li itatio"s. Why sho!ld a li(i"# bei"# "ot be able to obtai" all the e"er#y it "eeds for the &erfor a"ce of its life-f!"ctio"s fro the e"(iro" e"t' i"stead of thro!#h co"s! &tio" of food' a"d tra"sfor i"#' by a co &licated &rocess' the e"er#y of che ical co bi"atio"s i"to life-s!stai"i"# e"er#y+ If there $ere s!ch bei"#s o" o"e of the &la"ets $e sho!ld k"o$ "e3t to "othi"# abo!t the . Nor is it "ecessary to #o so far i" o!r ass! &tio"s' for $e ca" readily co"cei(e that' i" the sa e de#ree as the at os&here di i"ishes i" de"sity' oist!re disa&&ears a"d the &la"et free)es !&' or#a"ic life i#ht also !"der#o corres&o"di"# . odificatio"s' leadi"# fi"ally to for s $hich' accordi"# to o!r &rese"t ideas of life' are i &ossible. I $ill readily ad it' of co!rse' that if there sho!ld be a s!dde" catastro&he of a"y ki"d all life &rocess i#ht be arrested/ b!t if the cha"#es' "o atter ho$ #reat' sho!ld be #rad!al' a"d occ!&ied a#es' so that the !lti ate res!lts co!ld be i"telli#e"tly foresee"' I ca""ot b!t thi"k that reaso"i"# bei"#s $o!ld still fi"d ea"s of e3iste"ce. They $o!ld ada&t the sel(es to their co"sta"tly cha"#i"# e"(iro" e"t. So I thi"k it 4!ite &ossible that i" a fro)e" &la"et' s!ch as o!r oo" is s!&&osed to be' i"telli#e"t bei"#s ay still d$ell' i" its i"terior' if "ot o" its s!rface. SIGNALLING AT 1'555'555 .ILES6
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The" it is co"te"ded that it is beyo"d h! a" &o$er a"d i"#e"!ity to co"(ey si#"als to the al ost i"co"cei(able dista"ces of fifty illio" or o"e h!"dred illio" iles. This i#ht ha(e bee" a (alid ar#! e"t for erly. It is "ot so "o$. .ost of those $ho are e"th!siastic !&o" the s!b*ect of i"ter&la"etary co !"icatio" ha(e re&osed their faith i" the li#ht-ray as the best &ossible edi! of s!ch co !"icatio". Tr!e' $a(es of li#ht' o$i"# to their i e"se ra&idity of s!ccessio"' ca" &e"etrate s&ace ore readily tha" $a(es less ra&id' b!t a si &le co"sideratio" $ill sho$ that by their ea"s a" e3cha"#e of si#"als bet$ee" this earth a"d its co &a"io"s i" the solar syste is' at least "o$' i &ossible. %y $ay of ill!stratio"' let !s s!&&ose that a s4!are ile of the earth's s!rface - the s allest area that i#ht &ossibly be $ithi" reach of the best telesco&ic (isio" of other $orld's - $ere co(ered $ith i"ca"desce"t la &s' &acked closely to#ether so as to for ' $he" ill! i"ated' a co"ti"!o!s sheet of li#ht. It $o!ld re4!ire "ot less tha" o"e h!"dred illio" horse &o$er to li#ht this area of la &s' a"d this is a"y ti es the a o!"t of oti(e &o$er "o$ i" the ser(ice of a" thro!#ho!t the $orld. %!t $ith the "o(el ea"s' &ro&osed by yself' I ca" readily de o"strate that' $ith a" e3&e"dit!re "ot e3ceedi"# t$o tho!sa"d horse-&o$er' si#"als ca" be tra"s itted to a &la"et s!ch as .ars $ith as !ch e3act"ess a"d certit!de as $e "o$ se"d essa#es by $ire-fro Ne$ 7ork to Philadel&hia. These ea"s are the res!lt of lo"# co"ti"!ed e3&eri e"t a"d #rad!al i &ro(e e"t. So e te" years a#o' I reco#"i)ed the fact that to co"(ey electric c!rre"ts to a dista"ce it $as "ot at all "ecessary to e &loy a ret!r" $ire' b!t that a"y a o!"t of e"er#y i#ht be tra"s itted by !si"# a si"#le $ire. I ill!strated this &ri"ci&le by "! ero!s e3&eri e"ts' $hich' at that ti e' e3cited co"siderable atte"tio" a o"# scie"tific e". This bei"# &ractically de o"strated' y "e3t ste& $as to !se the earth itself as the edi! for co"d!cti"# the c!rre"ts' th!s dis&e"si"# $ith $ires a"d all other artificial co"d!ctors. So I $as led to the de(elo& e"t of a syste of e"er#y tra"s issio" a"d of tele#ra&hy $itho!t the !se of $ires' $hich I described i" 1890. The diffic!lties I e"co!"tered at first i" the tra"s issio" of c!rre"ts thro!#h the earth $ere (ery #reat. At that ti e I had at ha"d o"ly ordi"ary a&&arat!s' $hich I fo!"d to be i"effecti(e' a"d I co"ce"trated y atte"tio" i ediately !&o" &erfecti"# achi"es for this s&ecial &!r&ose. This $ork co"s! ed a "! ber of years' b!t I fi"ally (a"4!ished all diffic!lties a"d s!cceeded i" &rod!ci"# a achi"e $hich' to e3&lai" its o&eratio" i" &lai" la"#!a#e' rese bled a &! & i" its actio"' dra$i"# electricity fro the earth a"d dri(i"# it back i"to the sa e at a" e"or o!s rate' th!s creati"# ri&&les or dist!rba"ces $hich' s&readi"# thro!#h the earth as thro!#h a $ire' co!ld be detected at #reat dista"ces by caref!lly att!"ed recei(i"# circ!its. I" this a""er I $as able to tra"s it to a dista"ce' "ot o"ly feeble effects for &!r&oses of si#"alli"#' b!t co"siderable a o!"ts of e"er#y' a"d later disco(eries I ade co"(i"ce e that I shall !lti ately s!cceed i" co"(eyi"# &o$er $itho!t $ires' for i"d!strial &!r&oses' $ith hi#h eco"o y' a"d to a"y dista"ce' ho$e(er #reat. E:PE;I.ENTS IN 2<L<;A=< To de(elo& these i"(e"tio"s f!rther' I $e"t to 2olorado i" 1899' $here I co"ti"!ed y i"(esti#atio"s alo"# these a"d other li"es' o"e of $hich i" &artic!lar I "o$ co"sider of e(e" #reater i &orta"ce tha" the tra"s issio" of &o$er $itho!t $ires. I co"str!cted a laboratory i" the "ei#hborhood of Pike's Peak. The co"ditio"s i" the &!re air of the 2olorado o!"tai"s &ro(ed e3tre ely fa(orable for y e3&eri e"ts' a"d the res!lts $ere ost #ratifyi"# to e. I fo!"d that I co!ld "ot o"ly acco &lish ore $ork' &hysically a"d e"tally' tha" I co!ld i" Ne$ 7ork' b!t that electrical effects a"d cha"#es $ere ore readily a"d disti"cly &ercei(ed. A fe$ years a#o it $as (irt!ally i &ossible to &rod!ce electrical s&arks t$e"ty or thirty feet lo"#/ b!t I &rod!ced so e ore tha" o"e h!"dred feet i" le"#th' a"d this $itho!t diffic!lty. The rates of electrical o(e e"t i"(ol(ed i" stro"# i"d!ctio" a&&arat!s had eas!red b!t a fe$ h!"dred horse-&o$er' a"d I &rod!ced electrical o(e e"ts of rates of o"e h!"dred a"d te" tho!sa"d horse-&o$er. Prior to this' o"ly i"si#"ifica"t electrical &ress!res $ere obtai"ed' $hile I ha(e reached fifty illio" (olts. The acco &a"yi"# ill!stratio"s' $ith their descri&ti(e titles' take" fro a" article I $rote for the >2e"t!ry .a#a)i"e'> ay ser(e to co"(ey a" idea of the res!lts I obtai"ed i" the directio"s i"dicated. .a"y &erso"s i" y o$" &rofessio" ha(e $o"dered at the a"d ha(e asked $hat I a tryi"# to do. %!t the ti e is "ot far a$ay "o$ $he" the &ractical res!lts of y labors $ill be &laced before the $orld a"d their i"fl!e"ce felt e(ery$here. <"e of the i ediate co"se4!e"ces $ill be the tra"s issio" of essa#es $itho!t $ires' o(er sea or la"d' to a" i e"se dista"ce. I ha(e already de o"strated' by cr!cial tests' the &racticability of si#"alli"# by y syste fro o"e to a"y other &oi"t of the #lobe' "o atter ho$ re ote' a"d I shall soo" co"(ert the disbelie(ers. I ha(e e(ery reaso" for co"#rat!lati"# yself that thro!#ho!t these e3&eri e"ts' a"y of $hich $ere e3ceedi"#ly delicate a"d ha)ardo!s' "either yself "or a"y of y assista"ts recei(ed a" i"*!ry. Whe" $orki"# $ith these &o$erf!l electrical oscilatio"s the ost e3traordi"ary &he"o e"a take &lace at ti es. <$i"# to so e i"terfere"ce of the oscillatio"s' (eritable balls of fire are a&t to lea& o!t to a #reat dista"ce' a"d if a"y o"e $ere $ithi" or "ear their &ath' he $o!ld be i"sta"tly destroyed. A achi"e s!ch as I ha(e !sed co!ld easily kill' i" a" i"sta"t' three h!"dred tho!sa"d &erso"s. I obser(ed that the strai" !&o" y assista"ts $as telli"#' a"d so e of the co!ld "ot e"d!re the e3tre e te"sio" of the "er(es. %!t these &erils are "o$ e"tirely o(erco e' a"d the o&eratio" of s!ch a&&arat!s' ho$e(er &o$erf!l' i"(ol(es "o risk $hate(er. As I $as i &ro(i"# y achi"es for the &rod!ctio" of i"te"se electrical actio"s' I $as also &erfecti"# the ea"s for obser(i"# feeble effects. <"e of the ost i"teresti"# res!lts' a"d also o"e of #reat &ractical ?

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i &orta"ce' $as the de(elo& e"t of certai" co"tri(a"ces for i"dicati"# at a dista"ce of a"y h!"dred iles a" a&&roachi"# stor ' its directio"' s&eed a"d dista"ce tra(elled. These a&&lia"ces are likely to be (al!able i" f!t!re eteorolo#ical obser(atio"s a"d s!r(eyi"#' a"d $ill le"d the sel(es &artic!larly to a"y "a(al !ses. It $as i" carryi"# o" this $ork that for the first ti e I disco(ered those ysterio!s effects $hich ha(e elicited s!ch !"!s!al i"terest. I had &erfected the a&&arat!s referred to so far that fro y laboratory i" the 2olorado o!"tai"s I co!ld feel the &!lse of the #lobe' as it $ere' "oti"# e(ery electrical cha"#e that occ!rred $ithi" a radi!s of ele(e" h!"dred iles. TE;;I,IE= %7 S@22ESS I ca" "e(er for#et the first se"satio"s I e3&erie"ced $he" it da$"ed !&o" e that I had obser(ed so ethi"# &ossibly of i"calc!lable co"se4!e"ces to a"ki"d. I felt as tho!#h I $ere &rese"t at the birth of a "e$ k"o$led#e or the re(elatio" of a #reat tr!th. E(e" "o$' at ti es' I ca" (i(idly recall the i"cide"t' a"d see y'a&&arat!s as tho!#h it $ere act!ally before e. .y first obser(atio"s &ositi(ely terrified e' as there $as &rese"t i" the so ethi"# ysterio!s' "ot to say s!&er"at!ral' a"d I $as alo"e i" y laboratory at "i#ht/ b!t at that ti e the idea of these dist!rba"ces bei"# i"telli#e"tly co"trolled si#"als did "ot yet &rese"t itself to e. The cha"#es I "oted $ere taki"# &lace &eriodically' a"d $ith s!ch a clear s!##estio" of "! ber a"d order that they $ere "ot traceable to a"y ca!se the" k"o$" to e. I $as fa iliar' of co!rse' $ith s!ch electrical dist!rba"ces as are &rod!ced by the s!"' A!rora %orealis a"d earth c!rre"ts' a"d I $as as s!re as I co!ld be of a"y fact that these (ariatio"s $ere d!e to "o"e of these ca!ses. The "at!re of y e3&eri e"ts &recl!ded the &ossibility of the cha"#es bei"# &rod!ced by at os&heric dist!rba"ces' as has bee" rashly asserted by so e. It $as so e ti e after$ard $he" the tho!#ht flashed !&o" y i"d that the dist!rba"ces I had obser(ed i#ht be d!e to a" i"telli#e"t co"trol. Altho!#h I co!ld "ot deci&her their ea"i"#' it $as i &ossible for e to thi"k of the as ha(i"# bee" e"tirely accide"tal. The feeli"# is co"sta"tly #ro$i"# o" e that I had bee" the first to hear the #reeti"# of o"e &la"et to a"other. A &!r&ose $as behi"d these electrical si#"als/ a"d it $as $ith this co"(ictio" that I a""o!"ced to the ;ed 2ross Society' $he" it asked e to i"dicate o"e of the #reat &ossible achie(e e"ts of the "e3t h!"dred years' that it $o!ld &robably be the co"fir atio" a"d i"ter&retatio" of this &la"etary challe"#e to !s. Si"ce y ret!r" to Ne$ 7ork ore !r#e"t $ork has co"s! ed all y atte"tio"/ b!t I ha(e "e(er ceased to thi"k of those e3&erie"ces a"d of the obser(atio"s ade i" 2olorado. I a co"sta"tly e"dea(ori"# to i &ro(e a"d &erfect y a&&arat!s' a"d *!st as soo" as &racticable I shall a#ai" take !& the thread of y i"(esti#atio"s at the &oi"t $here I ha(e bee" forced to lay it do$" for a ti e. 2<..@NI2ATING WITH THE .A;TIANS At the &rese"t sta#e of &ro#ress' there $o!ld be "o i"s!r o!"table obstacle i" co"str!cti"# a achi"e ca&able of co"(eyi"# a essa#e to .ars' "or $o!ld there be a"y #reat diffic!lty i" recordi"# si#"als tra"s itted to !s by the i"habita"ts of that &la"et' if they be skilled electricia"s. 2o !"icatio" o"ce established' e(e" i" the si &lest $ay' as by a ere i"tercha"#e of "! bers' the &ro#ress to$ard ore i"telli#ible co !"icatio" $o!ld be ra&id. Absol!te certit!de as to the recei&t a"d i"tercha"#e of essa#es $o!ld be reached as soo" as $e co!ld res&o"d $ith the "! ber >fo!r'> say' i" re&ly to the si#"al >o"e' t$o' three.> The .artia"s' or the i"habita"ts of $hate(er &la"et had si#"alled to !s' $o!ld !"dersta"d at o"ce that $e had ca!#ht their essa#e across the #!lf of s&ace a"d had se"t back a res&o"se. To co"(ey a k"o$led#e of for by s!ch ea"s is' $hile (ery diffic!lt' "ot i &ossible' a"d I ha(e already fo!"d a $ay of doi"# it. What a tre e"do!s stir this $o!ld ake i" the $orld6 Ho$ soo" $ill it co e+ ,or that it $ill so e ti e be acco &lished !st be clear to e(ery tho!#htf!l bei"#. So ethi"#' at least' scie"ce has #ai"ed. %!t I ho&e that it $ill also be de o"strated soo" that i" y e3&eri e"ts i" the West I $as "ot erely beholdi"# a (isio"' b!t had ca!#ht si#ht of a #reat a"d &rofo!"d tr!th.

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