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... electricity is made to stimulate a flow of electrons from the thin layer of platinum . The result of these advances is a device known as the Amplitron . A single Amplitron , only a few inches in diameter , can produce up to 5000 watts ...
... electricity is made to stimulate a flow of electrons from the thin layer of platinum . The result of these advances is a device known as the Amplitron . A single Amplitron , only a few inches in diameter , can produce up to 5000 watts ...
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... electricity . Every panel contains numerous small antenna ele- ments , each matched to a Schottky diode for power conversion . The total rectenna is some seven miles in diameter and generates enough electricity to run New York City ...
... electricity . Every panel contains numerous small antenna ele- ments , each matched to a Schottky diode for power conversion . The total rectenna is some seven miles in diameter and generates enough electricity to run New York City ...
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... electricity . While sun- light is free , the machinery needed to use it is not , and the equipment must necessarily spread over a large area . No solar electricity plant will ever be built as a small , compact structure with its ...
... electricity . While sun- light is free , the machinery needed to use it is not , and the equipment must necessarily spread over a large area . No solar electricity plant will ever be built as a small , compact structure with its ...
Contents
CONTENTS Acknowledgments | 8 |
Introduction by Ray Bradbury | 9 |
Other Life in Space | 11 |
Copyright | |
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