The invention of the Current Source, 1881

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Analog circuit designers (I used to be one) will be amused to find that the current source was actually invented in the 19th century and sold as a quack health cure:



More quack equipment ads (one of my favorite topics) at http://www.magazineart.org/main.php/v/ads/healthandmedicine/quackequipment/ Don't miss the Trados Nose Shaper.

Mike

Comments

[stefanie-bean.livejournal.com]

Didn't something like this kill Mr. Unpronouncable in The Road to Wellville?

[luke-russell.livejournal.com]

My father was an electrician and used to "repair" these things. We used to go to chiropractors' offices when I was probably five years old or so. I remember machines called "diathermies" and other such monstrosities. That's why I still believe chiropractors are quacks. I remember one where there was a picture of a spine and various diseases such as cancer and tuberculosis had lines pointing to specific vertebrae. Crap.