November 28, 2008

Garage Inventors

Click here to view a slideshowAll over the country, amazing science is happening without institutional or government funding. Matt Cavnar talked to inventors in garages, basements, a Quonset hut, even NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab to see what home inventors are doing in the 21st century.

(Originally aired: January 25, 2008)


Frank Polifka's "Tornado in a Can:"

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Posted by: Jack Kouzoujian November 29, 2008 - 11:47AM
Mill Neck NY 11765

Hi,

There is no question that Tesla was a genius and he did invent one type of AC electric motor. However there are many motors used in the normal household that although operate on AC power are actually of the old DC motor design. Among there are vacuum cleaner, blenders, food processors, electric drills, hair driers, and many more. True AC motors are found in refrigerators, freezers, ventilating and heating equipment, garage door openers, air conditioners, can openers and many more applications.

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