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Little Falls Herald
Little Falls, Morrison County, Minnesota
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On his 71st birthday, British scientist Sir Oliver Lodge discussed his secret wireless research and speculated that electrifying the atmosphere could end England's ongoing drought, following the driest summer on record last year.
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Sir Oliver Lodge, England's veteran scientist, knows how to play on the imagination of his countrymen. On his seventy-first birthday he casually announced that much of his time is devoted to wireless research work, but for the time being he shall keep the results of his experiments dark. He believes that there is a great future for broadcasting. Being asked what he thinks is the cause of England's protracted drought—last year was the driest of all recorded English summers, and there has been some duplication of it this year. "The atmosphere wants 'electrifying,' he said. "Some day, I have no doubt, a method will be found to electrify the atmosphere to produce rain at will. It is one of my dreams of the future."
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Sir Oliver Lodge announced on his seventy-first birthday that he is devoting much time to wireless research, keeping results secret for now, and believes in a great future for broadcasting. Regarding England's protracted drought, with last year the driest recorded summer and similar conditions this year, he stated the atmosphere needs 'electrifying' and dreamed of a future method to electrify it to produce rain at will.