NEMESCOPE Nemes Rife Crane Connection Holman Dorneanu 2009
NEMESCOPE Nemes Rife Crane Connection Holman Dorneanu 2009
NEMESCOPE
Contrary to popular belief, Nemescope inventor Elmer Pierre Nemes did NOT die in
a barroom brawl in the early 1960s as is so often reported. In fact, it is
documented that he met in 1968 with Rife, Crane, and associates and jointly
worked to varying degrees to apparently merge and develop both microscope
technologies.
Jimmie Holman
by David Legerman
A revolutionary new scientific instrument has been invented that penetrates to the heart of matter, the atom, and
photographs it in color!
The incredible microscope is called the Nemescope, and it is the culmination of years of research by Dr. Elmer
P. Nemes, a 44-year-old Hungarian-born physician presently living in Beverly Hills, Calif. Prior to the
development of the Nemescope, the most powerful magnifying instrument known to science was the electron
microscope. But this has several drawbacks, not the least of which is that it produces black-and-white or grey
shadow photos with very little internal structure shown.
The electron microscope has an effective magnification of about 60,000X which can be furhter magnified
photographically. However, there is no penetration of the structure of the examined material; nothing can be
seen inside the surface. The Nemescope, which uses a ray of much shorter length than the electron, possibly
below even the neutron range, gives beautiful penetration and resolution of internal structure.
The new microscope costs a fraction of the electron microscope and requires specimen preparation no more
complicated than that required by a simple optical microscope. In addition to producing photographs of sub-
atomic structure in color, the Nemescope can also project the image on a screen or reproduce it via television.
The secret of the Nemescope begins with the theory that if you can cause radiation of any substance, it will emit
an image that can be converted to light, magnified, and photographed in color corresponding to its spectrum
characteristics. Any solid, liquid, or gas could be excited by radioactivity in this manner and would respond by
emitting at its own resonant frequency an image in true color, form, and spectrum.
Working on this theory, Dr. Nemes constructed his first model, a tank-like case shielded with lead that was a
maze of knobs, wires, pipes, and cables. At first all controls were hand-manipulated, but the Nemescope is now
ready for electrically driven controls with motors that have recorded movement intervals of 1/75,000th of an
inch.
A full explanation of how this remarkable instrument works would take many pages (it includes more than 20
original patents) but here is a brief outline:
1. The first unit is a cold cathode lamp with multiple units separately charged. The filaments are preheated by
an input of 18 volts amplified to 608 volts at the emitting end. This cathode gun acts as the primary source of
illumination and bombarder of the specimen to be examined.
3. The resulting stream of energy is converted into light in the front orthicon tube, actually consisting of two
tubes which pick up resonant frequencies in the high ranges. After amplification, the imaging orthicon emits a
picture on the screen in color corresponding to the nature of the substance under examination.
Results obtained with the Nemescope have been no less than astounding. In 1955, working with patients in the
hospitals of Mexico City, Dr. Nemes succeeded in making pictures of cells from the blood and urine of cancer
patients which established a relationship between human cancer and a virus.
In 1957, enzyme battery research started by Dr. Nemes resulted in another breakthrough when for the first time
enzymes were resolved under a microscope. Through the Nemescope enzymes can be classified and identified.
When we realize that enzymes are the chemical catalysts of living matter and that viruses share with bacteria the
responsibility for most infectious diseases, a microscope that will enable man to study more closely these ultra-
microscopic substances is indeed a boon to mankind.
Another exciting discovery made by the Nemescope is in the field of metallurgy. Behavior of metallic alloys
under bombardment by the Nemescope has indicated that the present makeup of widely used alloys must be
revised and new techniques developed to insure more stable bonding elements. Where the electron microscope
showed perfect molecular alignment, the Nemescope photos showed fault lines and distinct weaknesses among
bonding elements.
Metal failure of hull welds or pipe welds may have been the cause of the sinking of the "Thresher". It's obvious
that a closer look at the behavior of metals in the atomic or molecular regions must be made. The Nemescope,
with its great magnifying and resolving powers, will probably furnish the answers to these questions, as well as
the answers to how materials behave when exposed to vacuum, ions and electrons, and the electromagnetic
radiation known to exist in outer space.
Nemescope photos of the structure of the atomic nucleus are beautiful in their resolution. Perhaps the most
surprising and exciting sight is how the atomic particles are connected by "force lines" or bands of energy.
Nemescope photos of sub-atomic structure have an amazing similarity to Rutherford models of the atom ---
those three-dimensional models of vari-colored balls held together with pencil-thin rods. Leukemia particles and
the common cold virus, when photographed by the Nemescope in full color, have a precision in structure that
can, perhaps, be appreciated only by a research scientist or laboratory technician.
by Tom Valentine
The inventor of the Nemescope was a brilliant brain surgeon. His name was Elmer P. Nemes and he ran the
Nemes Research Laboratories, 4207 West Third Street, Los Angeles, California during the middle 1950's.
Unfortunately, he was also an alcoholic. He was killed in a drunken brawl in San Diego in the early 60's --- he
had hit rock bottom, and stayed there.
His invention, the Nemescope, which we are detailing on these pages in an effort to entice others to recreate this
vitally important work, was stolen from a store called the Bryn Camera Shop on Melrose Avenue in 1957,
ending a remarkable series of experiments and demonstrations. The device was in the shop to have an electric
field finder installed.
The person responsible for revealing this story to me is the grand lady of health and nutrition, Betty Lee
Morales, 80, a long time resident of Topanga and an individual with unbridled curiosity who has been involved
in thousands of research projects during her lifetime. She and her husband were directly responsible for the
remarkable photographs from the Nemescope screen, that you see on these pages, and her incessant curiosity
spurred the inventor to extra efforts.
"We lost track of the stolen machine in New York," Betty Lee explained, "and the technology has lain dormant
all this time."
Who stole the machine? What role did the secretive segments of the United States government play? Betty Lee
herself was involved with the Central Intelligence Agency in its earliest years after WWII, and while
representing Dr. Nemes she worked directly with the late Congressman Craig Sheperd of San Bernardino, who
had arranged a major appropriation for in-depth and clandestine research on the Nemescope just prior to its theft
and subsequent disappearance.
The photographs in this issue were taken directly off a 12-foot by 12-foot screen where the images danced
energetically in full color. The Nemescope projected motion pictures of the micro-world onto the screen. Every
object, in a medium of distilled water on a quartz slide, projected it's own natural colors --- no dyes were
needed. The photo on the opposite page, for example, is a picture of molecules of iron nucleate from the juice of
a Jade plant, squeezed for the filming experiment on the spur of the moment by Betty Lee. The iron nucleates
were linked together with a sparkling, vibrant energy that formed patterns on the screen as the living juice was
photographed and projected.
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From the private archives of Jimmie Holman & Paul Dorneanu
"The flowing lines of force were clearly visible and very symmetrical," Betty Lee explained, "but later, when
the life forces in the juice evidently died, there was no energy. The emissions of energy were silver and gold
luminescent and traveled, apparently at the speed of light."
The Nemescope photos and explanations on these pages speak for themselves. Now, how did these pictures
come about?
Nuclear magnetic resonance had been firmly established a few years before Dr. Nemes began his experiments
with "radiation potentials, wave lengths of emitted quanta and color spectra."
"The specimen which is to be examined by the multiple source microscope, is bombarded, for example, with
two sources of energy. One of these sources is energy at a frequency which approximates the frequency of one
of the radiation potentials of the material forming the specimen, and the other source produces energy at a
frequency which is slightly different from the first frequency.
"The energy from the first source impinging upon the specimen causes the atoms to be excited and to emit
quanta of energy of a frequency which is dependent upon the frequency of the energy of the first source. The
energy from the second source serves to spread out the frequency of the emitted energy over a range of
frequencies so that a colored light effect is produced. The colored light effect, which is a highly magnified
image of the specimen being examined, may then be photographed.
"If desired, for photographic purposes, the spectrum which is emitted by the specimen being examined may be
intensified by ultra-violet or visible light, comparatively long wave radiation. This combined light pattern is
then enlarged by a conventional optical system and projected on the screen or some other suitable device and
the composite is photographed by a camera."
Betty Lee's description may add to our perspective. "The device was an emission-type microscope --- it
depended upon resolution, not magnification. An electron microscope might get to 16,000X in magnification,
but not have much resolution. You can compare the images of a gold grid taken with an electron microscope
and with the Nemescope (Photos on page 28). We projected images that were 5 million X."
"Dr. Nemes designed a radiation gun, which was the essence of the machine. I recall that it was a steel pipe
about 2 inches in diameter and about 10 inches long. Holes were bored in it and semiprecious stones, or jewels
representing a different wave band were set in the pipe. The jewels had to be imperfect (see item 6 of the
inventor's own summary coming up), so we heated them in an autoclave up to 5,500° F to cause
imperfections."
According to the Nemes papers, US Patent # 2,850,661 covers the first unit of the "short and long wave
radiation system," that he had devised. The inventor summarized the principles of his Nemescope in August of
1956, and submitted an amendment to his patent application, which had been filed in July 1955.
The summary will be first printed verbatim, then his comments, unfortunately without accompanying drawings,
will also be verbatim.
2. The second part of the instrument, which is called the long and short wave high frequency condenser,
contains high frequency coils, quartz window, filters and radioactive emitters, electrostatic or electromagnetic
coils, and also quartz prisms or lenses to focus the relatively long wave rays.
3. When the specimen is bombarded with a multiple source of radiation and the proper excitation potential
arranged, the organic or inorganic matter emit an ultra-spectral image in true colors. Concerning the
molecular structure, diffusion, cohesion and wave length of the examining matter, the rays can be arranged so
that the primary source of radiation, by adjusting the condenser by wavelength or potential, will induce the
appearance of the true image.
4. The radioactive emitter or gun maintains a radium filament with individual filters for Alpha, Beta and
Gamma rays. Also we could use, if so desired, isotopes such as carbon 14, cesium and cobalt. The Gamma ray
could be emitted also by interchangeable extra tubes. The radium crystals and other isotopes also can be melted
into the quartz condenser lens.
Furthermore, shields of very thin plates of gold, aluminum or platinum can be used to control the radiation.
5. The specimen is under a quartz cover slide, or in the cases of gases or liquids, is in capillary attachment,
emission attachment or between mica plates or other transparent useable material. The specimen also could be
examined by the capillary system across high voltage and temperature changes could be measured indirectly
concerning the examined specimen.
6. Pick-up unit: Fine grain fluorescent screen is incorporated to a system of optically corrected quartz lenses,
thereby the invisible radiation can be picked up and transferred to longer rays. The lens could be coated with
evaporated metallic silicate, aluminum, magnesium, boron, etc., with the mixture of the impure sphalerite single
crystals, activated phosphides of zinc sulphide, zinc cadmium sulphide, etc. If the pick-up quartz or diamonds
have impurities such as single microcrystals of metallic silicate, phosphides of zinc sulphate or zinc cadmium
sulphate, these impurities act as fine grain fluorescent material. In that case the resolving power could be
increased by such fluorescent impurities that the single crystals or particles act not only as a fine grain screen
but as individual 360° emitters and resolution is theoretically unlimited and the magnification increases in
proportion. Therefore a single molecule can be picked up individually and reproduced by spectrum and lines
and structure. The single image is directed by focusing plates or prisms to the reflectors, mirrors, or single or
double prism system and through this setup only the preferred image will be picked up by the image amplifying
tube.
7. The amplification system contains: (A) deflecting cathode, (B) deflecting prism, adjustable by axis. In the
amplification system the amplifying units contain concave shaped cathodes and plates, silver or rhodium coated,
where not only amplification but further magnification can be obtained. The plates relative to the cathode are
more positively charged.
The amplification units can be individually separated by perforated mica sheets (See drawings) and further
correction of the image can be maintained with secondary and tertiary correcting screens. The final image is
directed to the prism and reflecting system.
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8. Additional interchangeable filters can be incorporated to filter out undesirable rays. Skiatron or equivalent
color sensitive projecting tube is indirectly energized. Additional lenses can be added for different types of
projection. The previously mentioned amplification unit, if further magnification or amplification is desired, can
be repeated.
Technically and theoretically, by this system, resolution depends on the wavelength of the selected short wave
radiation sources and the ultramicroscopic size single crystal-screen. Magnification of such is unlimited and the
instrument is able to maintain images in full color and spectrum.
Following that summary, Dr. Nemes wrote of his "additional claims on lamps and the cold cathode tube." His
comments may serve to further our understanding of the technology.
(A) Multiple illuminator filed with the US Patent Office in 1955 (Docket No. 2470 in 1955 by Harris, Kiech,
Foster, etc., Patent Attorneys. Ser. No. 540,740, Oct. 17, 1955. Illuminator. Mailed Aug. 9, 1956) Claiming that
the continuous flow of energy can be maintained by creating an ion differential between two poles of different
materials (metals, gases and some other elements) which exhibit the K factor, as Boron, Magnesium, Tungsten,
Titanium, Wolfram, Beryllium, Krypton, hard Carbon, Zirconium, Gold, Platinum, Nickel, Aluminum Sulphate,
etc.
As stated in the Work Book, page 47, (between July 11 and October 10, 1955) a chain reaction takes place and
maintains a continuous electron flow or shorter ray flow after preheating the cathode with an electric current.
The two elements involved have different behavior and charge. (Ref. page 42; Merk Index: listed 55 different
elements possessing the K factor, as possible sources of continuous energy production plus a second element,
Magnesium, Aluminum Sulphate, etc., and maintain the flow without any further charge.)
On page 50 of the same Work Book, the inventor shows a drawing of a Magnesium coated Platinum cathode,
energized by a Zirconium arc. A continuous flow of energy was produced even after the electric current was cut
off. This setup was tested in October 26, 1955. The enclosed picture from the next page shows schematically
the principle of the cold cathode tube.
The drawing under M 2599, October 26, 1955 explains the working of the principle by using a set of multiple
cathodes and anodes that can be adjusted to different distances of the emitters. Therefore, a chain reaction,
which can be adjusted to various frequencies, takes place without further use of external energy. Drawing No.
13351, Fig. 1 and 2 show the construction of the instrument.
Said patent application mentions also a gas inlet to the chamber through which various gases could be injected
as Argon, Helium, Nitrogen, Xenon, Hydrogen or combinations of such. These could create the same effect as
the various coatings of Magnesium, Boron, Aluminum Sulphate, etc.
(B) In the construction of the Nemescope the incandescent energy source was used further only to create a
broader spectrum since the cold cathode radiation was tested as to its efficiency without the combination of the
primary charge. The presence and maintenance of the chain reaction was proven as existing between cathode,
anode, and grid without the primary energy source.
The cooling coil as reported in the cold cathode tube served the purpose of prolonging the life of the filaments
in the tube. Our setup with the special arrangement of the targets proved to be capable of keeping the
temperature slightly above room temperature, whereas, otherwise the temperature would rise to 100°C or
higher.
In Patent 2,850,661, Paragraph 39: "It is preferred that the target be made of platinum or other material having
the property of absorbing oxygen as its temperature increases and giving off oxygen as its temperature
decreases. The absorption of oxygen by the platinum when the platinum is heating up produces a cooling action
in the surrounding atmosphere and materially reduces the operating temperature of the filaments of the lamp."
An essential factor in the cooling process was therefore achieved through the basic nature of the targets and
their arrangement.
In the Nemescope the principle of the cold cathode tube has existed for several years and has been called "black
body energy." The targets (cathode) energized through indirect heating by the Zirconium arc, consisted of gold
and platinum, tungsten, germanium, etc., and were different in weight (ratio 1.5; 1.01). The Grid consisted of 2
antennae and one rhodium-coated concave mirror in an electromagnetic field, directed the cathode rays to the
center of the beam going through the axis of the specimen.
In the patent of the cold cathode tube No. 2,850,661 is also demonstrated a rhodium coated concave mirror
behind the target and the filaments arrangement which serve a double purpose:
(1) to focus the visible ultraviolet rays, etc., to the center of the spectrum and (2) act as a focusing grid for the
cathode rays.
Finally, in 1959, two years after the prototype unit had been stolen, Dr. Nemes was encouraged by Betty Lee
and his other partners to write a "construction guide" for his Nemescope. We now reprint the complete
documentation for the first time:
"The multiple frequency source called, "Cold Cathode Tube or Lamp," (A) contains a radium SH and platinum
plates S'L & SL. The wavelengths of the gun become ineffective long before they reach the specimen, but they
do modulate the carrier frequencies composed of shorter wavelengths of light radiations. The low frequency
light is obtained from filaments H1, H2, H3 heated to incandescence by 110VAC. The heat produced by this
incandescence is used to indirectly heat the gold and platinum which starts a reaction between each other. This
is self-sustaining, once started.
"These gold and platinum sources must be adjustable. It is suggested, that they be mounted on screw-mounts,
the heads of which have a 90ø arm with magnetic tips, to be turned magnetically through the glass envelope of
the cold cathode tube. To reflect most of the radiation of the chain reaction between the gold and platinum
plates, a coated concave mirror Mfoc is placed behind the filaments. The focal length of this mirror is to be such
as to focus correctly to the suspended quartz lenses FL1 in the condenser. This mirror may be compared to the
cathode in the somewhat similar cathode ray tube, hereinafter referred to as CRT. Therefore it is to be
negatively charged or at 0 reference potential. The subsequent elements are the intensity control G1 and the
focusing grids or anodes.
"At the radiating end of the cold cathode tube a window of quartz maintains the low vacuum within the cold
cathode tube. The function of subsequent quartz windows QzW1 through QzW5 is similar. The presence of the
following gases is suggested: helium, argon, nitrogen, xenon or a mixture thereof. The radium gun, opposite the
cathode reflector CREF emanates Alpha, Beta and Gamma radiations, comprising the higher frequencies.
"The structure of the cathode is as follows: if the structural metal of the cathode is tungsten, molybdenum,
platinum, gold, a plating of rhodium, magnesium, aluminum or beryllium is suggested; the object being to make
"The focusing coil Lfoc and the deflecting plates of gold and platinum Adef1 and Adef2 help insure focus. The
mass of the deflecting plates is not altogether critical, but the ratio of masses is critical in that it must be a ratio
of 1.01 of gold to 1.5 of platinum.
"Between the cold cathode and the next component, the condenser "B", a slot must be left open to allow the
insertion of interchangeable filters. These consist of four different types. First, a gold and silver leaf (a thickness
of 1/10,000th of an inch), transparent filters; third, an infrared filter which can be constructed of carborundum,
or any other suitable material; fourth, a blue filter. It is advised that these be structurally supported by quartz on
both sides, and that these be mounted on a motor-driven circle which has one position for a neutral filter,
composed of either nothing or black carbon.
"Since it is desirable to obtain variable resolutions and since resolution is directly governed by the wavelength
of the radiation passing through the specimen, it is necessary to vary the wavelength. This can be most easily
done by modulating the constant wavelength radiations of the cold cathode tube with a wavelength from an
electronic oscillator.
"For this purpose a coil Mmod has been constructed 90° to the radiation beam. There are plates appropriately
connected to this coil which seem to act as deflecting plates for the shorter wave length radiations.
"There are also focusing lenses mounted adjustably to focus the radiations. All optical components must be
optically corrected. If these lenses are radium impregnated, the radium guns would no longer be necessary.
"The coating of the lens of the gun can be of any suitable radioactive material or isotope which emits Alpha,
Beta and Gamma radiations. These are otherwise necessary because the effective range of Alpha, Beta and
Gamma rays is only 3.9 cm if unaccelerated artificially. Around the assembly of the cold cathode tube and
condensers must be constructed a radiation shield of lead approximately 1/8" in thickness.
"After the shield, the sample slide can be inserted. This slide must be of quartz glass, or some other material
more pervious to short wave length. Here are also mounted two high frequency parabolic antennae to radiate the
electromagnetic frequencies from the oscillator. These antennae are encompassed radially (only) by focusing
coils.
"Close to the axial center of the radiation beam, yet outside the beam itself, should be mounted one or two
small (1/4 watt) fluorescent bulbs If1. The output of these is not critical, for through the amplification of three x
1,000,000 their wavelengths become strong enough to project the image to almost any distance.
"The next unit called image amplifier, "C", contains first some gold and platinum deflection plates Adef3 and
Adef4 and then a quartz prism P1 unto which the beam is focused by the focusing lenses FL2.
"The optical system components can be made of either quartz or commercial diamond. The quartz must be
coated with metallic silicates, phosphides, etc. The commercial diamond must be electrostatically charged so as
to procure current amplification due to the inherent impurities in commercial diamonds. This electrostatic
charge has to be in sequential order of positive-going electrodes in reference to ground; to avoid repelling the
radiation beam. The reverse side of prisms P1 and P2 are to be mirror coated with conventional materials. The
focusing coil Lfoc in the vicinity of prism P1 should be adjustable as well as all other focusing coils; that is they
are to be constructed so as to permit axial movement.
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"The dynodes D1 to D9, inclusive, are the amplifying electrodes between which a voltage of not less than 18
VDC is to be maintained. The curvature of the dynodes is to decrease successively from Dynode 1 to 9.
"The correcting screens Rs1 and Rs2 are to be constructed of mica or quartz which is to be perforated by
electrostatic breakdown of the mica, across a spark gap. The holes on the two screens are to be located so that
the beam which passes through a hole on screen Rs1 does not pass through a hole of Rs2. The screens are to be
coated with suitable phosphorescent material, then activated by a radioactive source prior to installation.
"The screen Rs1 is to be positioned so that the beam will first strike the mica and then the coating. This screen
is also to be located at a 90ø angle to the beam, half way between dynode D2 and D3. This screen is also to be
located in the magnetic field of the second focusing coil in the vicinity of dynode D3.
"The screen Rs2 is to be so located as to present the coating first. Prism P2 is to refract the beam from Dynode 9
through quartz window QzW5 and quartz filter QzFIL which is interchangeable much like the before
mentioned quartz filter. The lens projecting system FL3 is to project the amplified image onto the screen.
"For further amplification, repeated stages of amplifying tubes can be used, the only limitation being the supply
of voltage. After sufficient amplification, the image can be photographed from the screen, or directly from the
instrument. For television closed circuitry, a camera need only be directed towards the image end of the image
amplifying tube and either color or monochromatic television can be projected.
"It is suggested that no orthodox color tube be used for projection, but that one be used which has been
modified with a radium gun directed toward the cathode of said tube, thusly the heater of said tube can be
eliminated after having heated the cathode sufficiently. This is to achieve scale resolution finer than that
perceptible by the naked eye."
It is in the interest of science and technology that MAGNETS has presented this feature. Should the Nemescope,
or a comparable device be forthcoming because of this information, our ability to understand the universe
around us will be considerably enhanced.
Perhaps we might even learn to focus and analyze variations in magnetic fields, thereby expanding our
knowledge considerably.
By Dr Henry C. Monteith
Nearly every invention, machine, and device, which has been devised by man, interferes directly with life
during their operation or produce byproducts which threaten the living biosphere of the earth. Unfortunately, the
same holds true, to a large extent, for the two most recently discovered microscopes which have been named
Scanning Tunnel Microscope (SCM) and the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). Specimen preparation, together
with the scanning techniques used, not only interfere with the dynamic processes inside the living specimen
being examined, but also ignores the synergetic field interactions taking place between the atoms and
molecules. Therefore, with these microscopes, it is impossible to study the atomic and molecular structure of
living systems from a synthesized system point of view and to observe them dynamically interacting with their
natural environment. A new microscope is proposed which does not have the aforementioned defects and which
will open up a new era in the investigation of living systems.
Research and development of a microscope of the type discussed was carried out by Dr Elmer Pierre Nemes
during the 1941 to 1964 timeframe. Unfortunately, he met with an untimely death and left behind research
records which are both incomplete and severely lacking in detail. In addition to this, the microscope he invented
utilizes physical scientific principles which have not yet been comprehended by modern science. All the
recently developed electron microscopes are based upon the well grounded Quantum Theory which also
thoroughly explains their principles of operation. On the other hand, the research carried out by Dr Nemes was
not based on any comprehensible theory known to science and he left no record of the basic concepts he used a
s a guideline, if any. There are, however, scattered bits of theory throughout the exisintg scientific literature
which, when combined, shed some light upon the operation of the microscope which Dr Nemes built. For
example, the theories of Faraday, Planck, Weis and Curie indicate that the emitted energies from a Black Body
might span a region of negative spectral characteristics presently unexplored by modern science. The
interactions taking place between metals of different electronegativities might produce energies operating in this
unfamiliar region. Figure 1 shows a photograph taken by Dr Nemes of the atoms in a sample of jade plant juice.
Notice the energy bands emanating between the atoms. The energy making up these bands exist in the negative
spectral region and cannot be detected by any instrument which modern technology has produced. The
Scanning Tunneling Microscope, for example, merely outlines the atomic topology at the surface of the
specimen and yields absolutely no information concerning the energy interactions between atoms and
molecules. The energy bands illustrated in Figure 1 are created by special modes of vibratory life energy which
are peculiar to the jade plant from which the specimen was taken.
It was noticed by Dr Nemes and those working with him at the time, that as soon as the jade juice was taken
from the plant, the life energy in the juice began to leave the atoms of the juice. When the photograph in Figure
1 was taken, the energy had already left the atom on the lower left to a large degree and it could be referred to
as a ‘dying atom’. Thus, one observes that in the dying atom, the electron orbits have collapsed, the life energy
around the nucleus has disappeared, and the energy bands between the dead and the live atoms have almost
decayed. After the life energy leaves, the covalent bonds between the atoms still remain, the physical structure
(or skeleton) of the juice is still in place, but the system can no longer function as a living, dynamic unit. The
illusionary particles associated with this living energy are called "Litrons" and this is why the microscope has
been called the "Litraonics Microscope" by the author of this article. The existence of the life-energy has been
suspected throughout human history. A very ancient term for life energy was "Vril". Quite a thorough
discussion of the Vril is contained in the 6th volume of the Arcane Teachings or Secret Doctrine of Ancient
Atlantis, Egypt, Chaldea and Greece. The Hindus of India call the life-energy by the name of "Prana" and claim
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that through its use all human realization can be obtained. Finally, the most advanced researcher in the field
refers to the life energy as "Scroll Waves". The point here, however, is that the Litraonics Microscope has the
ability to make the modes of vibration of the Scroll Waves visible and it is through this that the microscope will
make its greatest contributions.
The ability of a planet to support life is directly proportional to the concentration of this energy around the
planet, its distribution, and its action inside the living structures inhabiting the planet. The microscope will
immediately show that the ability of the earth to support life has been reduced by approximately 69% since
1900 due to the pollution caused by entropy-increasing technological devices, and the destruction of entropy-
decreasing structures (such as trees) produced by nature. If this destruction of living systems does not cease
immediately, the human race will no longer be a viable entity on planet Earth by the year 2050. The Litraonics
Microscope is urgently needed to detect and prove the existence of life-energy in such a manner that it cannot
be ignored. It will then become painfully obvious that man is committing suicide and, hopefully, he will take
measures to stop this terrible act of ignorance before it is too late.
One can only guess the extent of the revolution which will take place after the development) or redevelopment)
of the Litraonics Microscope. The revolution will extend into all scientific disciplines and in the following
domains in particular:
(1) Colloid Science, (2) Metallurgy, (3) Biology, (4) Medicine, (5) Ecology, (6) Industrial Control, (7)
Agriculture, (8) Theoretical Physics, (9) Chemistry, (10) Energy Production/Conversion, (11) Molecular
Engineering.
Medical researchers will be able to study viruses in their living, dynamic state, actually observing them
attacking cells with their unique mechanisms. Therefore, researchers will be able to more quickly and
effectively devise methods to stop these detrimental viral actions.
Since we live in a world of illusion, it is necessary to establish that the Litraonics Microscope did exist and that
the enclosed picture in Figure 1 was taken by that microscope. Dr Bruce W. halstead of the World Life
Research Institute in Colton, CA actually saw the Litraonics Microscope (then called the "Nemescope") in
operation on several occasions and even tried to promote its further development. He can be contacted for
verification [deceased]. The following sources of information are available to help in the redevelopment of the
Litraonics Microscope:
(1) Brief sketches of the research of Dr Elmer P. Nemes that were collected by Betty Lee Morales (now
deceased). This includes a notebook of several microscopic views (in color) now kept at the World Research
Foundation in Sherman Oaks, CA. This is proof that the microscope once existed and was able to produce
extraordinary views of the atoms and an unknown energy interacting between them.
(2) An article published in the January 1964 issue of Science and Mechanics which shows a photograph of a
part of the microscope (Figure 2).
(3) An article published in Magnets magazine (September 1986). This article was written using information
provided by Betty Lee Morales and includes a picture of the microscope as artistically rendered by Dr Nemes
(Figure 3). This drawing, however, is deliberately incomplete and can be misleading. The article is somewhat
incoherent, contains only bits and pieces of information, and some misinformation. For example, it states that
Dr Nemes was killed in a drunken brawl in San Diego in the early 1960s. In truth, he died in a motel fire as
indicated in his death certificate. At the time, he had in his possession several laboratory notebooks that related
to the microscope but the author has been able to find no trace of them.
The Litraonics Microscope has been referred to as the "Multiple Radiation Source Microscope" which gives
some hint as to the nature of its operation. All substructures of a living as well as inanimate material entity,
from atom to the structure itself have resonant frequencies. To stimulate atomic and molecular resonances, it is
necessary to generate and control frequencies from microwaves to gamma rays. It is in this that the real secret of
the Litraonics Microscope resides.
A block diagram of the microscope is illustrated in Figure 4. The radiation source consist s primarily of the
lamp described in Patent # 2,850,661; however, it has been modified to include an electron beam generator. A
filtering system is set up between the Radiation Source and the Modulator. The modulator generates frequencies
from radio waves to gamma rays which are mixed with the frequencies projected by the radiation source. These
frequencies then effectively "impulse" the specimen and cause it to emit self-generated frequencies which are
characteristic of its structure. The combined, modulated spectrum then enters the electronic multiplier and
amplifier which in turn passes the spectrum to the image processor where information is extracted and a highly
magnified image is formed. The image may then be projected on a screen, fed into a television camera or
presented by other means.
In order to prevent the microscope from being stolen, Dr Nemes did not include a description of the generator
which is absolutely necessary to make the vibratory modes of life energy visible. The author has rediscovered
the secret of that generator and its scientific and technological nature is being kept secret until such time as
funding can be found to reproduce the microscope.
The author believes that this microscope holds untold benefits for humanity and he is very anxious to redesign
and build it again. Keep in mind that Nobel prizes have been given for the development of every new
microscope this far. This shows how much significance is placed on the discovery of new microscopes by the
scientific community. Indeed, such developments always expand scientific knowledge and open up new
frontiers of research. Potential investors are invited to communicate with Dr Henry C. Monteith through the
publishers of this article since he may be moving from his present address quite soon. --- HCM
Elmer P. Nemes
This invention relates to microscopes and more particularly to a microscope in which the specimen being
examined is bombarded with energy from a plurality of radiation sources which produce different wavelengths
of radiation.
In many instances it is desirable to examine both the internal and external structure of a particular specimen.
Typical examples of such examination are in the fields of medical and microbiological research, metallurgical
research, etc. In these fields, it often happens that the specimens which are to be examined are too small to be
seem by the naked eye. Therefore, a suitable device, such as a microscope, must be provided to accomplish the
examination. The microscope magnifies the specimen being examined to a degree such that worthwhile
observations can be made.
Two examples of microscopes presently in use are the optical microscope and the electron microscope. In both
of these types of microscopes the two criteria which determine their effectiveness are magnification and
resolution. Magnification may be defined as the ratio of the size of an image formed by an optical system to the
size of the object. The term resolution is most frequently used to denote the smallest extension which a
magnifying instrument is able to separate or the smallest change in wavelength which a spectrometer can
differentiate.
In an optical microscope the degree of magnification and resolution which can be obtained is limited by the
physical properties of the lens system and also by the wavelength of the single beam of energy illuminating the
specimen. The magnifying power of an electron microscope is limited by the size of the bombarding electrons.
Most electron microscopes are characterized as having a magnifying power slightly greater than 200,000X.
Actually, the true resolving power of the electron microscope is limited to about 60,000X, after which point
photographic enlargement is employed. The photographic enlargement magnifies the image but contributes
nothing to resolution. In fact, the photographic enlargement reveals the loss of resolution and increases
distortion. Also, the magnified image produced by an electron microscope is in many instances only a shadow
of the specimen being examined. The image appears in black and white and much of its detail is lost.
The present invention is directed to a microscope which is highly efficient and which overcomes many of the
problems and limitations present in optical and electron microscopes. In accordance with the present invention
the specimen being examined is simultaneously bombarded with energy from several sources, the energy being
of different wavelengths. The system has high magnification powers and extremely good resolving powers.
It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a microscope which has high magnification and resolution
powers.
Another object of this invention is to provide a microscope in which the specimen being examined is
simultaneously bombarded with a plurality of wavelengths of energy.
A further object of this invention is to provide a microscope system having a tube which produces a plurality of
waves of energy of different wavelengths.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent upon consideration of the
following specification and annexed drawings, in which:
Figure 2 is a cross-sectional, partially schematic view of the remainder of the system; and
Figure 3A and 3B are detailed views of the correcting screens of the image reproducing tube of Figure 2.
Located within the tube 11 are a plurality of filaments 15a, 15b and 15c which are circularly wound and
mounted concentrically on a suitable heat resistance form, such as mica (not shown). The filaments 15a, 15b,
15c are connected to a source of direct or alternating current potential, for example 117 volts AC. As the
filaments are heated they are caused to give off light in the visible wavelengths due to the incandescent effect,
Located behind the filaments 15a, 15b, 15c is a concave mirror 17 which is used to focus the visible light
produced by the filaments 15. The mirror is preferably made of a metal, such as rhodium. The mirror 17 may be
compared to a shaped focusing electrode of a cathode ray tube. As shown, the mirror 17 is connected to a source
of negative potential 18 through a voltage divider 19. As will subsequently be described, the mirror 17 serves as
a focusing electrode due to this negative potential.
Located adjacent the mirror 17 are two electrodes 21 and 22 which act as a source of energy of higher frequency
than the energy produced by the filaments 15. The electrodes 21 and 22 are preferably formed of materials
which exhibit an electronegativity effect. In a preferred form of the invention, the electrode 21 is made of gold
and the electrode 22 of platinum. These electrodes are connected to a respective filament 15 by means of a
suitable connection 24. A reaction occurs between electrodes 21 and 22. This reaction is started by the heat
produced by the incandescence of the filaments 15 and by a potential difference which is supplied from a
suitable source such as a battery 26 and voltage divider 26’. Once the reaction is started it is self-sustaining. The
nature of this self-sustaining action is an emission by the difference in electronegativity between the gold
electrode 21, the platinum electrode 22 and the impurities contained therein. Briefly described, an
electronegative element is one which has a relatively great tendency to attract electrons whereby the bond
energy of its linkage with another and different atom is found to exceed the mean of that found in linkages
between the two pairs of identical atoms.
In effect, the materials forming the electrodes 21 and 22 are also caused to emit electrons due to the thermionic
effect produced by the filaments 15 and the electric field set up by the subsequent accelerating and focusing
grids. The exact wavelength of the energy emitted by the electrodes 21 and 22 is determined by the type of
metal used for the electrodes, the distance between the electrodes, the temperature applied, and the adjacent
electric fields present. The wavelength of the energy emitted by the reaction between the electrodes 21 and 22 is
shorter than that produced by the filaments 15 but longer than that which would be produced by alpha, beta, or
gamma particles.
In order to have some control over the wavelength of energy produced by the electrodes 21 and 22 they are
preferably made adjustable with respect to each other. In the preferred form of the invention the electrodes 21
and 22 have screw mounts 25 which protrude through the housing 13. The screw mounts are brought out
through suitable seals in the housing 13 which maintain the vacuum within the tube 11. The electrodes 21 and
22 may also be mounted, as shown, on screws which have magnetic tips. These magnetic screws are adjusted
from the outside of the envelope of the tube 11.
Due to the potential on the mirror 17 it also serves to focus the energy produced by the reaction between the
electrodes 21 and 22 toward the output end 14 of the tube 11. This effect is well known, but no further
description is needed.
In a preferred form of the invention, the reflector 28is made of a suitable metal such as tungsten which is coated
with molybdenum, platinum, gold, rhodium, magnesium, aluminum or beryllium. As a general constructional
guide, the total molecular weight of the tungsten structural metal and the coating should be as high as possible
and the ratio of the molecular weights be kept as low as possible, with the coating having the lower molecular
weight. It should be realized that other arrangements may be utilized, if desired.
A series of accelerating electrodes, control grids, and focusing electrodes 32, 33, 34 and 35 are provided in
order to accelerate, focus and control the energy which is emitted by the electrodes 21 and 22. These grids are
connected to the necessary sources of potential (not shown) and are provided with variable control elements
(not shown), if desired. Since such elements are well known in the cathode ray tube field, further explanation of
their operation is unnecessary.
The radiation which is produced by the filaments 15, the electrodes 21 and 33 and the radioactive source 27
contains all frequencies from visible light rays up to the rays emitted by the alpha, beta and gamma particles.
The wavelengths produced by each of the sources of energy modulates the wavelengths produces by the other
sources so that the final wavelengths emitted by the tube 11 has the sum and difference of the wavelengths of all
the sources.
Located at the end of the tube 11 adjacent the quartz window 14 is a magnetic focus coil 37 and a set of
deflection plates 39 and 40. The focus coil 37 is connected to a suitable source of current (not shown) which is
sufficient to provide a magnetic field on the inside of tube 11.
The deflection plates 39 and 40 are connected to sources of direct current potential, illustratively shown as the
batteries 42 and 43, by respective adjustable voltage dividers 42’ and 43’. This arrangement provides the proper
deflecting potentials for the deflecting electrodes 39 and 40.
In a preferred form of the invention, the deflecting plates 39 and 40 are respectively made of gold and platinum,
the same materials as the electrodes 21 and 22. While it is not necessary to have the specific materials
mentioned for the plates 39 and 40, it is desirable to have two metals with differing electronegativity. For best
operation of the tube 11, the metals forming the deflection plates 39 and 40 should be of the same material as
those forming the electrodes 21 and 22. It has been found that by using the same material for the deflecting
plates as used for the electrodes better control over the energy emitted by the electrodes 21 and 22 can be
obtained. It is also preferred to use metals for the electrodes 21 and 22 and for the deflecting plates 39 and 40
which absorb oxygen with an increase in temperature and give off oxygen with a decrease in temperature. Many
such metals exist and can be used. For a more complex description of this cooling effect, reference is made to
my Patent # 2,850,661, which also describes some constructional details of the tube 11. As shown in the patent,
the tube 11 may also be provided with with a cooling fluid by suitable cooling coils.
The focusing coil 37 serves to deflect the alpha and beta radiation produced by the radioactive source 27 so that
it is directed out through the quartz window 14 after being accelerated in the tube 11. The gamma particles are
undeflected by the coil 37 but these particles have sufficient energy to travel down the length of the tube 11 and
leave through the quartz window 14. The deflecting plates 39 and 40 focus the energy produced by the
electrodes 21 and 22 and have no effect on the alpha, beta and gamma radiation. As previously pointed out, by
suitably charging the mirror 17 it can be made to serve as a focusing electrode for the energy emitted by the
electrodes 21 and 22.
The tube 11 may be filled with a gas such as helium, argon, nitrogen, xenon, or mixtures thereof. Due to the
energy produced by electrodes 21 and 22 and the potential difference therebetween, the gases in the tube are
ionized and radiation in the ultraviolet spectrum, as well as ions are produced. This ultraviolet energy and the
ions are also present at the quartz window 14. Therefore, as explained, the tube 11 is capable of producing
energy encompassing the ultraviolet to the gamma wavelengths.
The multiple wavelength radiation is directed from the quartz window 14 at the output of tube 11 to the input of
a condenser 45. The condenser 45 has an outer housing 49 with quartz windows 46 and 46’ at the ends thereof.
A slot is left between the tube 11 and the condenser 45 to allow the insertion of a filter 47, which is preferably
interchangeable. The filter 47 may be any one of a number of types. For example, gold and silver leaf of a
thickness of 1/10,000 of an inch; second, a transparent filter, such as quartz, third, an infrared filter constructed
of carborundum or any other suitable material; fourth, blue filter. In a preferred form of the invention, the filters
are supported by quartz on both sides and mounted on a motor driven wheel which has one position open for a
neutral filter. The neutral filter is either an aperture in the motor driven wheel or else it is formed of black
carbon.
Located around the outer housing 49 is a coil 50 which is supplied with alternating current at radio frequencies
by a suitable radio frequency oscillator 52. The oscillator 52 produces a signal having a frequency between 200
and 30,000 megacycles. The frequency of the oscillator is preferably adjustable. The exact frequency used in
any case is determined by the specimen being examined. Any of the well known types of radio frequency
oscillators capable of producing oscillations at the needed frequencies may be utilized, the particular type
forming no part of the present invention.
Connected to the coil 50 is a set of deflecting plates 54 and 55 which are located within the housing 49. The
deflecting plates 54 and 55 are supplied with radio frequencies energy from the coil 50 and this energy
modulates the appropriate wavelengths of energy from the tube 11. The resolution of the microscope system can
be controlled within limits by varying the frequency of the modulating energy produced by the oscillators 52
and also by controlling the intensity of the signal produced by these oscillators.
Also, located within the condenser 45 are a set of lenses 58. the lenses are preferably of quartz and are used to
focus the visible and ultraviolet light rays emitted by the tube 11. These light rays were originally focused onto
the lense 58 by the mirror 17 which is shaped to have the proper focal length.
A pair of radioactive sources 56 and 57 are also mounted within the condenser 45. The radioactive sources
contain any suitable radioactive material or isotope which is capable of emitting alpha, beta and gamma rays.
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The radiation emitted by the guns 56 and 57 is modulated by the energy from tube 11 thereby producing another
range of sum and difference radiation frequencies.
For high resolution work the sources 56 and 57 are desirable. It is also possible to eliminate the sources 56 and
57 and instead coat the lens system 58 and the quartz window 46’ with a radioactive substance which emits
alpha, beta and gamma rays. The primary radiation from the tube 11 interacts with the radiation emitted by the
radioactive substance coated on the window 46’ and the lens 54 to produce a modulated spectrum of radiant
energy. In general, the additional alpha, beta and gamma radiation provided by the sources 56 and 57, or the
lens 58 and the coated quartz window 46’, allows more minute structure of a specimen to be resolved.
Mounted around the outer housing 49 of condenser 45 is a focusing coil 59 which is supplied with energy from
a suitable source. The focusing coil 59 serves a purpose similar to the coil 37 which is mounted around the tube
11, namely, to focus the alpha and beta radiation as well as the radiation produced by the electrodes 21 and 22
of the tube 11. As previously stated, the gamma radiation produced by the elements of the condenser 45
possesses sufficient energy and is suitably focused to impinge upon the specimen being examined.
As shown in Figure 1, the complete assembly of tube 11 and condenser 45 is enclosed by a shield 60. The shield
60 is made of a suitable material, such as lead, and is of a thickness to prevent any radiation from harming an
operator who is in the vicinity of the microscope.
The specimen slide 62 on which the specimen being examined is mounted as shown at 63, is located adjacent
the window 46’. The slide 62 is preferably mounted on a movable stage, whose distance from the window 46’
can be adjusted. This provides additional control for the system. The slide 62 is made of quartz glass or other
suitable material which allows short and long wavelengths of radiation to pass therethrough. In order to prepare
a specimen for examination by the microscope, standard techniques are followed. For example, when a metal
specimen is to be examined, the metal is ground into a fine powder which is held on the specimen slide 62
between two plates. When a liquid or gas is to be examined, the gas is placed within a suitable container. If
desired, the gas may be ionized. It should be noted that the specimen slide 62 may be mounted within the shield
60 if the shield is provided with an appropriate opening.
An antenna 64 irradiates the specimen under examination with radio frequency energy. The antenna receives its
energy from the oscillator 52, which as previously pointed out, is adjustable either continuously or in steps from
220 megacycles to 30,000 megacycles. The energy supplied to the antenna 64 has a relatively high intensity and
is beamed directly onto the specimen being examined by focusing it with a parabolic dish or other suitable
means. The energy from the antenna 64 has a relatively high intensity and is beamed directly onto the specimen
being examined by focusing it with a parabolic dish or other suitable means. The energy from the antenna 64
serves to agitate the specimen being examined and enable it more readily to emit energy. The radiant energy
from the antenna 64 also filter-modulates the energy bombarding the specimen being examined.
As can be seen, the specimen on the slide 62 is bombarded with energy from a plurality of sources having a
plurality of wavelengths. Each of the wavelengths emitted by a specific source intersects with the other
wavelengths and modulates it to produce sum and difference frequencies of energy.
According to the best theoretical explanation presently available, the microscope system operates as follows. As
is well known, there are a certain number of chemical elements. These elements are listed on any periodic table.
Every particle of matter, whether solid, liquid, or gas is composed of atoms of one or more of the chemical
elements, and is either a mixture or a compound of the elements.
It ahs been postulated by Bohr that an electron may revolve in one of a set of particular orbits, but not in any
orbit, and that an electron has a specific energy for a given orbit. According to Bohr, when an electron in one of
the orbits is supplied with energy from an external source it can be raised to another orbit. Going back to its
original orbit, the electron emits a quantity of energy hv, where h is Planck’s constant and v is the frequency of
the spectrum line of the energy emitted. Hence when an electron of an atom is in its normal or lowest orbit and
is given energy equivalent to the energy of the next orbit, the electron can be raised from the normal to the
second Bohr orbit. When this is done and the electron is shifted from one Bohr orbit to another, it is said that the
atom is excited or in an excited state. For example, when a hydrogen atom has its electron in the normal or first
Bohr orbit, the atom is said to be normal, or in its normal state; when the electron is in the second Bohr orbit,
the atom is said to be in the first excited state; when the electron is in the third Bohr orbit, the atom is said to be
in the second excited state, and so on. The potentials necessary to knock the electrons of an atom from one Bohr
orbit to another are known as excitation or radiation potentials, the frequency and the energy of the radiation
potential being directly related.
When the electron of the excited atom falls back to the first Bohr orbit, a quantum of energy of a certain
frequency is emitted. Thus by bombarding an atom with the proper excitation frequency, an atom can be made
to emit a quantum of energy, the frequency of which is determined by its atomic structure and by the energy of
the external source. The latter determines to which orbit the electron is moved.
Excitation potentials for different materials vary and are determined both mathematically and empirically. For
example, the radiation or excitation potentials for the normal and first excited states for the hydrogen atom are
approximately 10.2 and 12.1 electron volts. When the electron falls back to the normal orbit from the first and
second excited states, quanta of energy having respective wavelengths of 1210 Angstroms and 1019.8
Angstroms are emitted. The radiation potentials and the wavelengths of the emitted quanta for other elements
may also be calculated or experimentally determined, and many of these are listed in available handbooks.
In accordance with the principles of operation of the invention, the specimen which is being examined is
bombarded with a plurality of sources of energy of different wavelengths. One of these sources is energy at a
frequency which approximates the frequency of one or more of the radiation potentials of the material forming
the specimen. The radiation is produced by a first source of short wavelength sources, such as the radioactive
sources 27, 56 and 57. This energy is in turn modulated by energy from a second source of a longer wavelength,
such as that produced by the filaments 15, the ionization of the gases in tube 11, and the oscillators 52. The
energy from the short wavelengths radiation source impinging upon the specimen causes the atoms forming it to
be excited, and emit quanta of energy of a frequency which is dependent upon the frequency of the first source.
The energy from the second source serves to spread out the frequency of the emitted energy over a spectrum of
frequencies. This spectrum of frequencies when translated to a lower frequency visible light occupies a band of
colors in the visible light range. Therefore, the specimen being examined is caused to emit a spectrum of energy
which lies within a certain range.
In order to describe the production of the visible range, reference is made to Figure 2 which shows one form of
image tube used for this purpose. Located adjacent the specimen slide 62 is a small neon or fluorescent tube 70.
The tube 70 has in it a gas which is ionized by the electromagnetic radiation emanating and spilling over from
the specimen. The fluorescent tube 70 acts as a test lamp to tell when the system is operating by producing a
visible light.
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The modulated visible and ultraviolet light from the specimen as well as the higher frequencies of energy, pass
through a lens system 72 to the image tube 75. The lens system 72 is preferably made of quartz or some other
material and serves to pass the visible light from the primary source tube 11 after it has been modified by the
other frequencies of energy present and by the energy emitted by the specimen. As is well known, quartz lenses
can pass wavelengths greater than 0.19 micron. Shorter wavelengths of radiation, such as the alpha, beta and
gamma waves and the shorter wavelengths radiated by the specimen pass around the lens system 72 to the
image tube 75. All the radiation then passes to the internal components of the image tube 75 through a thin
quartz window 76 which is placed at the end of the housing wall 77 of the image tube.
Located adjacent the quartz window 76 is a setoff deflection plates 80, 81, which are preferably formed of the
same type of material as corresponding respective deflecting plates 39, 40 of tube 11. Deflection 80, 81 are
connected to a suitable source of deflecting potential formed by respective voltage divider circuits 82, 82’ and
83, 83’. Also located adjacent the window 76 is a deflecting coil 85 which is wound around the outside of the
image tube 75 and connected to suitable source of focusing current (not shown).
The potentials on the deflecting plates 80, 81 and the current in the focusing coil 85 are so adjusted that these
elements concentrate the respective wavelengths and particles of energy on which they are effective onto a first
imaging producing and correcting screen 87. The screen 87 is mounted by any suitable arrangement (not
shown) and its details of construction are shown in Figures 3A and 3B.
Referring to Figures 3A and 3B the screen 87 is formed by first and second sections 90 and 91, which are
similar, but not identical in construction. Each of the sections 90 and 91 is constructed of a plate 93 which is
preferably of quartz or mica with a plurality of holes 95 in it. The holes 95 are either etched, drilled or
punctured through the plate 93 and their diameter should be as small as possible. In a preferred form of the
invention, the plate is made of mica and the holes 95 are punctured by means of a high voltage arc. The holes 95
should be as close together as possible and a symmetrical, preferably line by line, arrangement is desirable. This
is shown in Figure 3A.
The plate 93 is coated with a metal silicate 96 which is also punctured during the formation of the holes 95. A
phosphor screen 99 is evaporated onto the plates 93 by any of the suitable techniques well known in the field of
forming cathode ray tube screens. During the evaporation process, the phosphors also deposit on the inside of
the holes 95, but do not block the holes. The phosphors utilized for the screen 99 are a mixture of those
phosphors which would normally emit the full color spectrum, as determined by the primary emission or the
complements of these colors. As is well known, the color of light emitted by a particular phosphor is dependent
on the wavelength of the energy impinging upon it. This is shown in any pertinent reference text. Suitable
phosphors may be selected to suit a particular application or specimen being examined, it having been
determined that each specimen will emit most strongly one frequency of energy or narrow band of frequencies.
The phosphors are selected to maximize the reproduction of this frequency or band of frequencies. Mixed in
with the phosphors forming the screen 99 are radioactive particles which emit alpha, beta and gamma rays
which serve to sharpen the reproduced image. If desired, the phosphors are baked over with gold or silver for
physical support.
The first section 90 is turned as shown in Figure 3B toward the direction of the incident rays of energy coming
into the image tube 75. The quartz plate 93 is covered with a black matte coating 101 which is semi-transparent.
The second section 91 of the screen is reversed with respect to the first section and aligned, either directly on
top of or spaced slightly therefrom, so that the holes 95 have only their edges overlapping (see Figure 3A). An
arrangement such as this may be readily accomplished, simply by puncturing the holes for the plates 93 of the
first and second sections at the same time and then shifting one plate with respect to the other to achieve the
desired hole arrangement. For best resolution of the finished picture, the overlap between the holes 95 of the
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first and second sections should be made as small as possible thereby forming only very narrow slits through
which any radiation can pass to the remainder of the tube.
To illustrate the operation of the screen 87 consider several incident rays of energy, shown in figure 3B. The ray
102 is in line with a slit formed by the overlapping of two holes 95 and passes therethrough. Since this is the
case, the ray 102 is in the visible light range, the light ray 102 will pass through the slit. A second ray of high
frequency energy 103 approaches the first section 90 of the screen at a slight angle and impinges on the
phosphors in the hole 95. The phosphor then emits light of a color dependent on the characteristics of the
phosphor struck and the wavelength of the impinging energy. This emitted light passes through the narrow slit
and out the other side of the second section 91. When a beam of light such as 103 strikes the phosphor on the
hole 95 of section 90, some of it is also reflected in the same manner as that shown.
Therefore, due to the interaction between the phosphor coating 99, the holes 95, and the overlapping edges and
very narrow slits formed thereby, the impinging high frequency radiation, which ahs the pattern of the specimen
being examined as modulated onto the visible radiation passing through and around the specimen, forms a
finely resolved optical image. Any high frequency radiation which was not absorbed by the phosphors and
converted into light, such as rays 102, passes through to the remainder of the tube.
Some of the light from the second section 91, which passed through the narrow slits formed by the overlapping
holes 95, is radiated upwardly toward the first reflecting electrode 105-1 of a series of metal reflecting
electrodes 105-1 through 105-9. Actually, the image produced by the examination of the specimen is present
here but it has shadows and other defects which are corrected by other tube elements, as will be described.
Each of the reflecting electrodes 105-1 through 105-9 is a metal mirror, which is highly polished and preferably
slightly concave in shape. The reflecting electrodes 105-1 through 105-9 are positioned with respect to one
another so that the image appearing on one reflecting electrode is reflected to the next successive electrode. In
placing the electrodes in the tube 75, they are first made adjustable with respect to one another so that the best
positioning of each electrode may be obtained. In order finally to position the electrodes, a visible light is placed
at the input side of the tube and the electrodes are positioned until maximum output brilliance is obtained at the
other end. In view of the narrow slits formed by the overlapping holes, the image tube operates in many respects
like and optical monochromator, with a long optical path length being formed by the successive reflections of
the optical image from reflecting electrodes 105-1 through 105-9.
Leads 107-1 through 107-9 are connected to a respective electrode 105-1 through 105-9 and brought out
through a suitable seal (not shown) in the envelope77 of the tube. The leads are connected to tap on a voltage
divider (not shown) which are respectively more positive with respect to one another. In a preferred form of the
invention, an inter-electrode voltage difference of about 18 volts or more is maintained between successive
electrodes. Therefore, electrode 105-9 is charged 144 volts more positive than electrode 105-1. The electrodes
105-1 through 105-9 effectively serve to attract and collect charged particles which are inside the tube 75. They
may, in effect, be considered a filter, to filter out these particles.
The image is reflected from successive electrodes 105-1, 105-2, 105-3 and 105-4. After being reflected from
electrode 105-4, the image passes through a second screen 110 which is located between reflecting electrodes
105-4 and 105-5 and which is similar in construction to the first screen 87 (Figure 3). However, in screen 110,
no radioactive particles are used. Screen 110 is also slightly offset from screen 87, so that the hole pattern does
not match. This tends to make more of the remaining high frequency strike a phosphor. A magnetic focusing
coil 112 is placed around the envelope 77 so as to focus the radiation at the screen 110 onto it. The focusing coil
112 is supplied current from a suitable source (not shown). The radiation which was not converted to light by
the first screen 87 impinges on the second screen 110 and some of it is converted into visible light by the
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primary color phosphors. Since the radiation pattern passing through the first screen 87 still preserves the
configuration of the image of the specimen, the light pattern formed by the second screen 110 reinforces that
formed by the first screen 87. The optical image is further resolved at the screen 110 due to the narrow slits
which are formed by the overlapping hole configuration.
The optical image which is formed at screen 110 is directed upward to the next reflecting electrode 105-5 and
reflected into successive electrodes 105-6, 105-7, 105-8 and 105-9. From the last reflecting electrode 105-9, the
image now focuses onto a third screen which is similar to the screen 110, i.e., the same as screen 87 without the
radioactive particles. The final optical image is formed at the side of screen 115 adjacent the quartz window 67’.
It should be realized that since most of the invisible high frequency radiation will have been converted into light
energy by the screens 87 and 110 that the phosphor particles coated onto screen 110 serve a rather limited use.
However, if any invisible high frequency radiation is present there, it is converted into light energy by the
phosphors. A focusing coil 117 is placed around the envelope 70 of the tube 75 surrounding the screen 115, for
the purpose of focusing this invisible radiation. The narrow slits of screens 110, as formed by the overlapping
holes 95, serve further to resolve the optical image.
It should be realized that any suitable optical correcting devices may be utilized in order to reflect or bend an
optical image through a desired angle. For example, prisms may be used in conjunction with the screen 87, 110,
and 115 in order to focus the optical image onto the reflecting electrodes or finally onto the output window 76’.
The final image appearing at the output of the screen 115 is passed through the quartz window 76’ where it may
be viewed through a suitable lens system or projected onto the screen. If desired, photographic equipment may
be utilized at window 76’ along with any suitable filters to take a picture of the image. Television equipment,
color or black and white, may also be used.
Operating a microscope in accordance with the principles of the invention, many different types of specimens
have been examined and photographed. One such specimen was magnesium which was examined in the
following manner. A piece of magnesium was first field down to get small metal filings which were placed
between quartz cover slides and mounted adjacent the condenser 49. The magnesium filings were then
bombarded with the plurality of radiant energies from the various sources previously discussed. With energies
of wavelengths in the order of 5 Angstroms produced by the tube 11; in the order of 0.9-0.01 Angstroms
produced by the radioactive guns 27, 56 and 57; and in the order of 280 megacycles by the oscillator 52,
directed onto the specimen, pictures of the internal, crystal-like structure of the magnesium were obtained.
Although a particular structure has been described, it should be understood that the scope of the invention
should not be considered to be limited by the particular embodiment of the invention shown by way of
illustration, but rather by the appended claims.
Lamp
Elmer P. Nemes
This invention relates to electrically energized lamps for the production of high intensity illumination in visible
spectrum.
It is an object of the invention to produce a lamp which is small in size and one which produces intense
illumination without operating at excessive temperatures, thereby providing a long operative life. Another
object of the invention is to provide such a lamp which may be operated from the conventional 110 and 220
volt, 50 and 60 cycle per second supplies without requiring step-up transformers or rectifiers.
It is another object of the invention to provide a lamp in which the illumination is produced by a combination of
incandescent filaments and gases or vapors excited by electric discharge. Another object of the invention is to
provide such a lamp which utilizes a plurality of incandescent filaments in conjunction with the electric
discharge gas excitation.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a lamp which may be manufactured and operated without
requiring the creation or maintenance of a high vacuum condition within the lamp. Another object of the
invention is to provide such a lamp which may be produced and operated with an internal pressure in the range
of zero to two-thirds of an atmosphere absolute.
It is another object of the invention to provide a lamp which is cooled by a target adjacent the filaments thereof,
the target being constructed of a metal which absorbs oxygen on heating and gives off oxygen on cooling. A
further object of the invention is to provide such a lamp which is cooled by a heat sink comprising a metal
jacket surrounding the electrical conductors therein. Another object of the invention is to provide such a lamp
with a cooling fluid conductor positioned within the lamp and surrounding the jacket.
The invention also comprises novel details of construction and novel combinations and arrangements of parts,
which will more fully appear in the course of the following description. The drawing merely shows and the
description merely describes preferred embodiments of the present invention which are given by way of
illustration for example.
In the drawing:
Figure 1 is a sectional view of a preferred embodiment of the invention, taken along line 1-1 of Figure 2;
Figure 3 is a partial sectional view of an alternative embodiment of the invention shown in Figure 1.
There are two sources of illumination in the lamp of the invention, namely, one or more resistance type
filaments which are heated to incandescence by electric currents therein and a gas or vapor which is excited by
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an electric discharge therethrough. The elements of the lamp are contained within a housing or case 10 which
may be a cylindrical shell having a base 11 at one end and a transparent plate 12 at the other end. The base 11
may be of glass or other suitable insulating material and has a plurality of electrical feed-through conductors 13
mounted therein and extending from both sides for making electrical connections between the elements within
the lamp and the surrounding equipment. The transparent plate 12 may be made of quartz, pyrex, or other high
temperature resistant transparent material and is mounted in a recessed section 14 of the case 10. The base 11
and the plate 12 are sealed in place in the case 10 so that the interior thereof may be evacuated. A length of
tubing 15 is positioned in the wall of the case 10 providing for evacuation or injection of gas into the interior of
the lamp.
A jacket 19 is positioned within the case 10, being supported by eight brackets 20 which extend inward from
the inner wall of the case 10. The jacket is open at each end thereof and extends nearly the entire length of the
case from adjacent the base 11 to adjacent the plate 12, preferably being of the same configuration but smaller
than the case and creating a minimum of waste space. It is understood that the case could take any form, the
cylindrical shape producing a more uniform distribution of light and heat. The primary function of the jacket 19
is to serve as a heat sink to conduct heat away from the heat producing elements of the lamp. Therefore, the
jacket should be made of a good heat conducting material, preferably a metal, such as stainless steel, copper or
nickel. A length of tubing is formed into a plurality of turns 21 which are positioned around the jacket 19 and
the recessed section 14 of the case 10, preferably being in intimate contact therewith. Ends 22 and 23 of the
length of tubing are positioned in the wall of the case 10 and pass therethrough, permitting continuous flow of
fluid through the turns of tubing 21 for conducting heat from the interior of the lamp.
The jacket 19 also provides support for a target 27 and a filament structure 28, both positioned near the
transparent end of the lamp. A block 29, forming a part of the filament structure 28 of Figure 1, is positioned
within the jacket 19 adjacent one end thereof by four brackets 30 extending inward of the inner wall of the
jacket. The block 29 is preferably a mirror having a concave upper surface 31 which directs illumination
outward through the transparent plate 12 and reduces the radiation of light towards the base 11.
A plurality of filaments 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 are supported on hangers 40 which are mounted in and extend upward
from the block 29, the filaments preferably being disposed in concentric circles and in a single plane, thereby
providing a uniform illumination intensity. Each of the filaments 35 through 39 may be similar to the filaments
used in conventional incandescent lamps and is preferably made from a high temperature resistant material such
as tungsten or the like. The outermost filament 29, being the longest, is preferably proportioned so that it may
be connected directly across the supply source, such as a 110 or 220 volt line. The remaining filaments are
made from the same type and size of wire and have the same turn diameter and spacing so that, with equal
currents therein, equal intensities of illumination will be produced. Equal currents may be provided for each
filament by connecting each to a supply having a different voltage or by connecting a resistor in series with
each to make the resistance of all of the series combinations equal so that all the series combinations may be
connected to the same supply.
Each end of each of the filaments is connected to one of the feed-through conductors 41 which pass through the
block 29 and are positioned within the jacket 19. The target 27 is connected to one of the conductors 41 by a
conductor 42. If desired when dropping resistors are connected in series with each of the filaments, the resistors
could be positioned within the case of the lamp, thereby requiring only two feed-through conductors 13.
However, it is advantageous in the operation of the lamp of the invention to provide two conductors 41 and two
feed-through conductors 13 for each filament so that greater heat transfer from the filament area is achieved,
thereby contributing to a lower operating temperature and a longer operating life.
When the lamp is connected to a suitable source, an electric discharge is created between the target 27 and the
various filaments. This discharge excites the electric discharge lamp gas within the case and provides
illumination in addition to that of the incandescent filaments.
The target 27 is made of a suitable high temperature resistant electrical conducting material such as tungsten,
platinum, rhodium or gold. The target is constructed to encircle the filaments and is positioned adjacent the
outermost filament 39 in order to create the desired electric discharge. It is preferred that the target be made of
platinum or other material having the property of absorbing oxygen as its temperature increases and giving off
oxygen as its temperature decreases. The absorption of oxygen by the platinum when the platinum is heating up
produces a cooling action in the surrounding atmosphere and materially reduces the operating temperature of
the filaments of the lamp. It ahs been found that the mass of platinum provided in the target 27 must be at least
one and one-half times the mass of the filaments in order to perform an adequate cooling operation. It has also
been found that an increase of the mass ratio to no more than two to one does not produce an improvement in
the cooling operation. Therefore, it is preferred that the target 27 be made of platinum and have a mass in the
range of one and one-half to two times that of the mass of the filaments.
A lamp constructed in the form of Figures 1 and 2 with five concentric filaments, the outer filament being about
two and one-half inches in diameter, and the target being spaced about one centimeter from the outer filament,
with the overall diameter of the case being about four inches, draws approximately 40 amperes from a 220 volt
60 cycle per second source. In this unit, dropping resistors were provided outside the case in series with each of
the filaments except the outermost to provide equal current densities in the filaments.
An alternative construction for supporting the filaments is shown in Figure 3, wherein an insulating support
member 45, which may be in the shape of a cross, is supported by the jacket 19 across the end thereof. A
plurality of hangers 46, similar to the hangers 40, are used to support the filaments, each having one end thereof
wrapped around the support member 45 with the other end thereof projecting upward therefrom and engaging a
portion of the filaments.
A lamp constructed in accordance with the teachings of this invention will operate at considerably lower
temperature than conventional incandescent lamps and yet will provide intense illumination in the visible,
infrared and ultraviolet spectrum. Because of the lower operating temperature, the filaments do not become
hardened and brittle, resulting in a material increase in the operating life of the lamp.
Although exemplary embodiments of the invention have been disclosed and discussed, it will be understood that
other applications of the invention are possible and that the embodiments disclosed may be subjected to various
changes, modifications and substitutions without necessarily departing from the spirit of the invention.









