This project was intended to provide scientific study and experimentation directed toward the

development of an unconventional power processing technology applicable to small arms. The

specific goal of the research program was to investigate the appropriatenmss of Tesla t Among
his numerous innovations, Nikola Tesla dreamed of creating a way to supply power to
the world without stringing wires across the globe. The inventor came close to
accomplishing this when his "mad scientist" experiments with electricity led to his
creation of the Tesla coil.

The first system that could wirelessly transmit electricity, the Tesla coil was a truly
revolutionary invention. Early radio antennas and telegraphy used the invention, but
variations of the coil can also do things that are just plain cool — like shoot lightning
bolts, send electric currents through the body and create electron winds.
Tesla developed the coil in 1891, before conventional iron-core transformers were used
to power things like lighting systems and telephone circuits. These conventional
transformers can't withstand the high frequency and high voltage that the looser coils in
Tesla's invention can tolerate. The concept behind the coil is actually fairly simple and
makes use of electromagnetic force and resonance. Employing copper wire and glass
bottles, an amateur electrician can build a Tesla coil that can produce a quarter of a
million volts. [Infographic: How the Tesla Coil Works]