Birkeland's electromagnetic gun: a historical review
IEEE Transactions on Plasma SciencePublished 1 April 1989
A. Egeland
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Abstract
After a brief biography of K.B. Birkeland, the author describes Birkeland's electromagnetic gun project and provides details of the so-called Gala lecture at the University of Oslo on Feb. 6, 1903, when Birkeland officially demonstrated his gun. The future potential of Birkeland's gun for mass transport and rocket launches is also examined.>
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