[LB062690], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, November 25th, 1896
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Nov 25th 1896 Editor Rochester Dem. Chron Rochester. N.Y. Dear Sir:- Article announcing discovery that a person blindfold can see moving objects without the aid of a fluoroscope by the X ray was sent to the Electrical Engineer New York and was in print before the San Francisco article was published there. I did not however experiment with blind persons. Nothing can be seen by the aid of a fluoroscope when one is blindfolded as stated in the San Francisco article, and there is good reason for the fact, because the X ray acting on the fluoroscope is turned into ordinary light. The ray does not pass through to the Eye. Last evening at the Laboratory a child totally blind was made to see her hand and other objects by the X ray but nothing could be seen through the fluoroscope. It is difficult to imagine that the statement in the California paper is correct. Yours truly. Thomas A Edison