[D8704ACB], Letter from Joseph Ballard Murdock to Thomas Alva Edison, August 22nd, 1887
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- Title
- [D8704ACB], Letter from Joseph Ballard Murdock to Thomas Alva Edison, August 22nd, 1887
- Editor's Notes
- [Letterhead: Torpedo Station, Newport, R.I] Did not meet Barker Tuesday, so missed meeting you; cannot begin experiments as you proposed until I'm given authority to set requirements; steps are being taken to set conditions and specifications, after which we will communicate with you about the "navy dynamo."; want to consult you on creating a portable power plant consisting of an automatic engine connected to a compound dynamo to yield 100 volts and 25 amperes; economy of weights and floor space essential; [provides more technical info]; if you would be willing to supply this plant, it could be used for experiments we want to do; dynamo must be special and have found no one willing bear the expense and trouble of making one; if you are willing, I will see you about it; we also need several instruments for ships' use that won't be affected by the motion of the vessel or by interior [?] magnetic influences; have general ideas on the apparatus but hope you might improve them.
- Author
- Murdock, Joseph Ballard
- Recipient
- Edison, Thomas Alva
- Mentioned
- Barker, George Frederick
- Date
- 1887-08-22
- Type
- Letter
- Folder ID
- D8704-F
- Microfilm ID
- 119:183
- Document ID
- D8704ACB
- Publisher
- Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
- Has Version
- Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 119
- License
- CC0 1.0 Universal