Elmer Nemes: Nemescope (microsope); US Patent #3,129,353,
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**Elmer
NEMES**

**The
Nemescope**

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**[D.
Legerman: *Science & Mechanics* (January 1964)](#scimech)**
  
 **[T. Valentine: *MAGNETS In Your Future*(1986)](#magnets)**   
 **[Dr Henry Monteith: *Extraordinary
Science* (Jan/Feb/Mar 1991)](#exsci)**   
 **[Elmer Nemes: US Patent # 3,129,353: Multiple
Radiation Source Microscope](#3129)**   
 **[Elmer Nemes: US Patent # 2,850,661: Lamp](#2850)**

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***Science and Mechanics***
(January 1964) ~


**"First
Photos of the Atom!"**

**by David Legerman**

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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.

2. The second unit is a
condenser under vacuum with molecular nitrogen injected. In
the condenser circuit are placed two radium guns each yielding
5,400,000 electron volts. The condenser includes a coil which
carries by interchangeable switch from 240 megacycles to
35,000 megacycles in magnitron arrangement which hits the
specimen to agitate or excite the molecular structure.

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.

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***MAGNETS In Your Future***(1986) ~

**"Remarkable
Nemescope
Made
Living Pictures of the Micro-World:**

**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.

"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."

Here is Dr. Nemes' summary
of the invention:

"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."

Betty Lee's recollection of
the key feature of the device is as follows:

"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 deg  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.

1. The first unit is a cold
cathode tube (lamp)(US Patent 2,850,661) with multiple
filaments directly but separately charged. The filaments
preheat the platinum, gold, germanium and tungsten targets.
The function of this invention is explained in "Additional
Claims on Lamps, Cold Cathode Tube, Reissued to United States
Patent Office to Patent 2,850,661. The cathode gun acts as the
primary source of illumination and bombarder of the specimen.

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 deg
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.

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 degC or higher.

**Nemescope Additional
Claims ~**

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 90o 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 sum total molecular weight of the structural
and coated metal as high as possible, keeping the ratio of
molecular weight as low as possible with the coating having
the lower molecular weight.

"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 deg 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.

"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 90o
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.

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**Betty Lee Morales**

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***Extraordinary Science***
(Jan/Feb/Mar 1991) ~

**"Applications
of
Scalar
Technology: The Liatronics Microscope"**

**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 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.

(4) Patent # 2,850,661 gives
a considerable amount of information concerning the structure
of the special lamp used with the microscope. The patent is
qualitative and this is a measure of difficulty which might be
encountered in its reproduction; however, the task is
certainly feasible.

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

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**US
Patent # 3,129,353 (Cl. 315-40)**

**Multiple
Radiation
Source
Microscope**

**Elmer P. Nemes**

(April 14, 1964)

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.

Utilizing the system of the
present invention, photographs have been obtained of the
internal structure of viruses, such as polio, cancer, multiple
sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, and also of toxins and
anti-toxins developed by viruses. Through the resolution of
internal structure, photographs of the internal structure of
materials, such as aluminum oxide, germanium, magnesium and
latex also have been obtained. It has also been possible to
examine and photograph the internal structure of crystals such
as quartz and germanium.

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 1 is a
cross-sectional, partially schematic representation of a
portion of the microscope system.

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Figure 2 is a
cross-sectional, partially schematic view of the remainder of
the system; and

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Figure 3A and 3B are
detailed views of the correcting screens of the image
reproducing tube of Figure 2.

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Referring to Figure 1, the
first unit of the microscope system is the multiple radiation
source tube, 11. The tube 11 is formed with a substantially
cylindrical outer wall 13 which has secured to one end thereof
a quartz window 14. The quartz window 14 is secured in such a
manner that it is capable of maintaining a partial or very low
vacuum within the tube 11.

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.

A source 27 is provided to
emit alpha, beta and gamma particles. The source 27 may, for
example, be a radioactive element, such as radium or a
radioactive isotope which is capable of emitting these
particles. The particles emitted from the radioactive source
27 are directed toward a reflecting element 28. A suitable
source of potential, shown by the battery 30, is connected to
either the gun 27 or the reflector 28 so that the potential
therebetween is sufficient to accelerate the alpha, beta and
gamma particles to approximately 10 million electron volts.
The spacing between source 27 and the reflector 28, the
potential difference, and the shape of the reflector 28 are
chosen so that the alpha, beta and gamma particles emitted by
the source 27 are directed toward the window 14 at the end of
the tube 11. Some of the particles and other radiation having
sufficient energy will pass through the thin, transparent
quartz window 14.

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.

In order to obtain the best
mode of operation for the tube 11, while the mass of the
materials forming the deflecting plates 39 and 40 is not too
critical, it has been determined that an optimum ratio of the
masses exists. The optimum ratio is that of the two materials
shown, wherein the ratio is 1.01 of the gold deflecting plate
39, to 1.5 for the platinum deflecting plate 40.

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. 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.

In classical cases, in which
the Rutherford model of the atom is used, it is considered
that each atom is formed by a nucleus carrying a positive
charge about which revolve, in orbits, a number of electrons
carrying negative charges. Thus, in the simplest case of a
hydrogen atom, a single electron revolves in an orbit about a
nucleus carrying a charge which is equal but opposite in
effect to the charge of the electron.

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 Plancks 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.

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 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 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.

What is claimed is: 
[Not included here]

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**US Patent # 2,850,661**

**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;

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Figure 2 is a sectional view
taken along line 2-3 of Figure 1; and

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Figure 3 is a partial
sectional view of an alternative embodiment of the invention
shown in Figure 1.

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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 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.

After the lamp of the
invention has been assembled as described above, the interior
thereof is partially evacuated through the tubing 15 and then
flashed with an electric discharge lamp gas. The term
"flashed" herein means the injection of a very small amount of
gas into the interior of the case, the amount of the gas
involved being in the order of a few molecules, not being an
amount great enough to make a significant change in the
pressure within the case. An important feature of the
invention is the fact that it is not necessary to evacuate the
interior of the lamp to anything approaching absolute zero
pressure, nor is it necessary to provide an inert gas within
the lamp. Satisfactory operation is obtained when the pressure
within the lamp is not more than two-thirds of an atmosphere
absolute, the preferable operating point being in the order to
one-half atmosphere absolute. The electric discharge lamp gas
which is flashed into the lamp may be hydrogen, sodium,
mercury or any of the noble gases, such as helium or argon,
argon and hydrogen being preferred since they produce the
maximum amount of illumination.

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.

I claim as my
invention:  [Claims not included here]

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