| Reginald Fessenden's Radio | |
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Origin |
Reginald Fessenden |
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Type |
Radio |
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Effects |
Animates machinery and electrical equipment |
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Downsides |
Devices will attack anyone who mistreats technology until they reform or are mortally wounded |
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Activation |
Turning on |
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Collected by |
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Section |
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Aisle |
21984-3146 |
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Shelf |
178508-63714-226 |
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Date of Collection |
June 17, 1951 |
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Origin[]
Reginald Fessenden was a pioneering radio experimenter, who used continuous waves and some of the first radio transmissions to carry voices and music. He received hundreds of patents for various inventions, including fields of high-powered transmission, sonar and television.
Effects[]
Sends out an excitatory signal that animates machines or any electrical device when in the presence of people. They will grow vengeful and attack those who mistreat or damage machinery. The machines will continue their vendetta until the person reforms their ways or is mortally wounded.
Trivia[]
Inspired the Twilight Zone episode A Thing About Machines.