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From: gwyn@brl-tgr.ARPA (Doug Gwyn )
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Subject: Re: Tesla
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Date: Sun, 3-Mar-85 15:28:47 EST
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> I believe [Edison] finally settled on tungsten?

Nope, carbon.  I don't know who came up with tungsten.

> Besides, can you imagine how the "Death Ray" device
> would have been used?

Yup, good thing we don't have one.

> It would have been quite interesting to see Nuclear war
> averted by a device that could vaporize any missile within
> a 200+ MILE range.

It isn't that easy.  I would like to see a good missile defense,
but I doubt that there is a perfect one.