MILLION VOLTS OF ELECTRICITY SENT OVER 42 FOOT ARC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (JFK+50) On October 14, 1923, the Evening Star reports one million volts of electricity has been developed on 42 foot long arc in an experiment conducted this week at the Westinghouse high-voltage laboratory by the Pittsburgh section of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers*.
A 22,000 current was run through an experimental transformer and the arc came from a thin wire run from the transformer to a tank set in the floor.
*AIEE (1884-1962) was founded by Thomas Edison & Nikola Tesla among others. On Jan 1 1963, AIEE merged with the Institute of Radio Engineers to form the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers.
SOURCE
"Million Volts Sent Over 42-Foot Arc," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., October 14, 1923, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
