Show II Dream of Nikola Tesla Testa I I Nikola Tesla the Inv inventor shows the possibilities of the newspaper of the future in an article In the Scientific Scientific American describing the system system system tem of at wireless telegraphy he promises promises prom prom- soon to perfect Mr Tesla proposes to erect a central central central cen cen- tower to receive messages messages which may be sent from all quarters of the world orld by means of pocket instruments instruments instruments ments carried by the senders By means of this system each news newspaper newspaper news news- p paper paper per could erect a central tower over its plant and equipping its reporters reporters reporters re re- porters with pocket instruments send them fo forth th Into the world In quest of news As fast as a reporter got a story he could tick It off oft on on his Instrument direct to the office where another operator operator op op- would dash it off oft on on ona a typewriter typewriter type type- typewriter writer and send it to an editor to pass upon Describing his system Mr Tesla says The results attained by me have made my scheme of Intelligence transmission for which the n name me of world telegraphy has been suggested suggest suggest- ed easily realizable It constitutes I believe in its principle of operation a radical and fruitful departure from what has been done heretofore I have no doubt no-doubt doubt that it will prove very efficient in enlightening the masses particularly in still uncivilized countries countries countries coun coun- tries and less accessible regions and that it will add materially to general safety safety safety- comfort and convenience and maintenance of peaceful relations It involves the employment of a number number number num num- ber of plants all of which are capable capable capable capa capa- ble of transmitting individualized signals signals signals sig sig- nals to the uttermost confines of the earth Each of them will be preferably preferably preferably prefer prefer- ably located near some important center center center cen cen- ter of civilization and the news it receives receives re re- through any channel will be flashed to all points of the globe A cheap and simple device which might be carried In ones one's pocket may then be set up somewhere on sea or land and it will record the worlds world's news or such special messages r. r nc a may be intended for t. t Thus the entire earth will be converted Into a huge hug brain as It were capable of response in every one one of its parts Since a single plant of ot but horsepower horsepower can operate operate operate op op- erate hundreds of millions of instruments instruments instruments ments the system will have a virtually virtual virtual- ly infinite working capacity and it must needs immensely facilitate and cheapen the transmission of intelli intelli- gence |