"With no dynamo, nor motor, nor transformer?"
"All that is between the metal dinner plates. Why manufacture power when the whole universe is vibrating with it? It is like manufacturing air to breathe."
Luther leaned forward, excitement in his face. "Why it doesn't seem possible. And you have really done it, Drowsy?"
Cyrus nodded.
"But it will revolutionize everything!"
"Yes—it will."
"Is it some new form of electricity you discovered?"
"No, merely a new way of applying our old knowledge. You see, it has been known for some time that air is energy. Dancing about us, in the atmosphere, is plenty of power waiting to be harnessed; power enough to toss mountains into space if we could only direct it. You may have read about the tremendous force in the vibrations of atoms."
"No; not a word."
"Well, every atom is a center of energy. And every atom is composed of millions of electrons. Do you happen to be interested in electro kinetics?"