... the night he would turn off the lights and take off his nylon T-shirts at speed and would always be amazed by the tiny blue sparks he could create from seemingly nothing. Konrad sat, wringing his hands in nervous anticipation while frequently glancing at his phone. The sweat from his ... university. After years of work to attain a PhD, his experiments, along with the entire laboratory, was destroyed in a fire. Konrad became convinced that his test was sabotaged by his jealous fellow students, after he was ejected from the university. "Mr. Antakov, it would be easier to fund your work .....

• Word Count: 1294
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... offered free electricity by a friend at the local power plant. Tesla seized the opportunity and constructed a 150 foot metal tower at his lab. The idea of the tower was to test his theory of resonant energy. Tesla discovered that the earth, with it's molten iron core, was a great conductor for electricity. He could send a pulse of electricity through the earth that ... it for weeks, putting small amounts of energy into his tower. People living around it reported lights in their house coming on spontaneously and sparks would leap from the ground as people walked. This was only the test p...

• Word Count: 3085
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School