In our most recent episode Time Traveling Electricians: Tesla, The Lead Mask Mystery and “Madman” Mike Marcum we talked about the scientifically dense topic of Radiant Energy and electromagnetic waves. It was a mouthful and we did our best to explain how energy waves work, but we think it will help if you saw a visual example of their behavior.
In our discussion, Micaela talks about the properties of radiant energy waves, how they move through space, their frequency, and their wavelength. Radiowaves, for example, have wavelengths as big as buildings! But that’s just the tip of the iceberg, check out the chart below (from chem.libretexts.org) to see the relative size of the 7 different types of radiant energy waves.
Radiant energy is a type of energy from electromagnetic and gravitational radiation that is transmitted without the movement of mass. Sometimes radiant energy particles are referred to as photons (light particles), whether visible or invisible, they are measurable radiation particles. Think of plants that capture the radiant energy from the sun through massless photons to photosynthesize and sustain their life cycle.
Our greatest local source of radiant energy is the sun but it can come from other sources, too. Science luminary Nikola Tesla believed that radiant energy emanated from Earth and could be applied to the science of time travel. We get into the details of his perspective and the connection between radiant energy and the science of time travel on the podcast. Listen to the episode to get the details and let us know what you think!
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