X-rays are a vital imaging tool used around the globe. Since first being used to image bones over 100 years ago, the X-ray has saved countless lives and helped in a range of important discoveries. X-rays are a naturally occurring form of electromagnetic radiation. They are produced when charged particles of sufficient energy hit a…
Of all Nikola Tesla’s inventions, one he never actually built has cast an outsized shadow on his legacy. Tesla described a “death ray” which could knock enemy airplanes from the sky. Tesla didn’t think the death ray would be used to inflict violence, however. On the contrary, he imagined it as a tool of peace….
Although X-rays were invented by Wilhelm Röntgen on Nov. 8, 1895, Nikola Tesla had also been experimenting with what he called “shadowgraphs.” In the fall of 1894, Tesla became intrigued by damage to photographic plates during experiments to study radiant power on phosphorescent bodies. His early investigations were deterred, however, by a fire in his…
Guglielmo Marconi, pictured, is largely credited with inventing the radio. However, Tesla beat Marconi to the punch — he just happened to run into some bad luck. Tesla had realized that Tesla coils had another purpose: They could transmit messages. But just when he was about to try it out in 1895, his lab burned…
Nikola Tesla was chosen over his rival, Thomas Edison, to create the hydroelectric power generator at Niagara Falls. Of the 12 patents used to construct the hydroelectric power plant, nine belonged to Tesla. The plant began to generate power in 1895. The following year, Tesla’s power plant was used to power the city of Buffalo,…
The Deogen, also known as the De Ogen or The Eyes, is an evil spirit said to haunt the Sonian Forest in Belgium, often seen in fog form and followed by smaller shadow figures. The story, which is based on a series of true events, has become more of a campfire tale or urban legend with virtually no sightings in recent…
La Belle Cemetery is a purportedly-haunted cemetery located in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. The largest rumor of hauntings at the La Belle is the Nathusius Monument. It stands overlooking Fowler Lake. Manifestation Ghost running into a lake Statue crying blood Blood on statue’s palms Background The cemetery was first built in 1851, and was originally called Henshall Place,…
Throughout his storied yet tragic life, Nikola Tesla invented hundreds of devices and processes that changed our world, from the Tesla coil to the induction motor. Among the most famous of Nikola Tesla’s inventions, the Tesla coil forms the basis of much of his work. Tesla was highly intrigued by high-frequency electricity. He knew that…
I’m certain that prehistoric humans would have asked themselves that same question; “Are ghosts real?” I’m also certain they would have been in complete awe at this life-force that animated not only them, their fellow humans, but even the animals that wandered within their midst. Grave sites have been found in Iraq, Croatia and Israel…
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