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Electronics at Work – 1943

August 14, 2012

They Rectify! Amplify! Generate! Control! And Transform Light to Electricity and Back Again! They’re Winning The War!

June 2, 2012

I’ll be at Seattle Maker Faire today at 3:45 to show off the Tesla Gun. Hope to see you there!

May 13, 2012

Ask, and ye shall receive lightning. For best results, choose 720p. Enjoy!

May 9, 2012

The year was 1889. The War of the Currents was well underway. At stake: the future of electrical power distribution…

February 4, 2012

Pip and I were featured on Discovery Canada’s Daily Planet: Inventors. We showed off the quarter shrinker at Hackerbot Labs.…

January 14, 2012

I gave another talk at Ada’s Technical Books: this time about the (nearly completed) Tesla gun. The audio isn’t perfect,…

December 25, 2011

To celebrate the season this year, I got together with some friends to make gingerbread houses. My contribution: Gingerbread Wardenclyffe,…

November 5, 2011

After tragically melting my previous HV switch, and given that a 15kV multi-ampere switch isn’t exactly something you find at…

July 11, 2011

I’ve made a little progress with the mini-coil. I have two flyback drivers up and running. Each circuit fits nicely…

July 6, 2011

I’m working on a small Tesla coil project. After hours of winding and letting the polyurethane cure, there’s nothing quite…