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'''Georges Lakhovsky''' (born '''Georgei Lakhovsky'''; {{lang-ru|Георгий Лаховский}}; 17 September 1869 – 31 August 1942) was a Belarusian-French engineer, author,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ritchie |first1=James |title=The Secret of Life |journal=Nature |date=October 1940 |volume=146 |issue=3704 |pages=538 |doi=10.1038/146538a0 |bibcode=1940Natur.146..538R |s2cid=28012774 }}</ref> and inventor. His controversial [[medical]] treatment invention, the Multiple Wave Oscillator, is described as having been used by him in the treatment of cancer.
'''Georges Lakhovsky''' (born '''Georgei Lakhovsky'''; {{langx|ru|Георгий Лаховский}}; 17 September 1869 – 31 August 1942) was a Russian-French engineer, author,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ritchie |first1=James |title=The Secret of Life |journal=Nature |date=October 1940 |volume=146 |issue=3704 |pages=538 |doi=10.1038/146538a0 |bibcode=1940Natur.146..538R |s2cid=28012774 |doi-access=free}}</ref> and inventor.

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The main circuit basically consists of concentric rings forming electrical dipole antennas having capacitive gaps opposing each other by 180° (called Lakhovsky antennas). The circuit is fed with high voltage, high frequency, impulses from a generator, usually a [[Tesla coil]]. If set up correctly, the unit is supposed to create a broad band frequency spectrum of low amplitude, consisting of much more substantially lower and higher frequencies, from 1&nbsp;Hz to 300&nbsp;GHz, than those of the exciting generator, usually several 100&nbsp;kHz to a few MHz from a Tesla transformer or several kilohertz from an [[induction coil]]. But the power of this broad band noise spectrum is very low. In order to create more harmonics and sub-harmonics, an additional spark gap on the secondary side has been found in some devices, being mounted directly on the antenna, or being mounted in parallel to the secondary coil.
==Life==
None of the claimed benefits and effects for health have ever been proven by modern science.
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Lakhovsky's controversial [[medical]] treatment invention, the Multiple Wave Oscillator, is described as having been used by him in the treatment of cancer. The main circuit basically consists of concentric rings forming electrical dipole antennas having capacitive gaps opposing each other by 180° (called Lakhovsky antennas). The circuit is fed with high voltage and high frequency impulses from a generator, usually a spark gap [[Tesla coil]] or [[Oudin coil]]. If set up correctly, the unit is supposed to create a broad band frequency spectrum of low amplitude, covering a much greater range of frequencies, from 1&nbsp;Hz to 300&nbsp;GHz, than those of the exciting generator (usually several 100&nbsp;kHz to a few MHz from a Tesla transformer or several kilohertz from an [[induction coil]]). The power of each individual frequency in this broad band noise spectrum is very low. In order to create more harmonics and sub-harmonics, an additional spark gap on the secondary side has been found in some devices, being mounted directly on the antenna, or being mounted in parallel to the secondary coil.

In 1940 Lakhovsky emigrated from Europe to the United States via Portugal. He left [[Lisbon]] on 23 November aboard the liner {{SS|Nyassa||2}}, and arrived in New York on 4 December.<ref>{{cite news |title=Portuguese Ship Brings 458 Here From War-Stricken Countries |url-access=subscription |newspaper=The New York Times |date=5 December 1940 |page=16 |access-date=2 May 2024 |via=Times Machine |url= https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1940/12/05/91589714.html?pageNumber=16}}</ref>


==Works==
==Works==
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Antoine Priore]]
* {{annotated link|Antoine Prioré}}
* {{annotated link|Bioelectromagnetics}}
*[[Bioelectromagnetism]]
*[[Electromagnetic therapy]]
* {{annotated link|Electromagnetic therapy}}
*[[Energy medicine]]
* {{annotated link|Energy medicine}}
*[[Flexner Report]]
* {{annotated link|Flexner Report}}
*[[Hulda Regehr Clark]]
* {{annotated link|Hulda Regehr Clark}}
*[[Pseudoscience]]
* {{annotated link|Pseudoscience}}
*[[Radionics]]
* {{annotated link|Radionics}}
*[[Royal Rife]]
* {{annotated link|Royal Rife}}


==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== Further reading ==
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* {{cite book|last1=Adam|first1=Michel|last2=Givelet|first2=Amanda|year=1936|language=fr|title=La vie et les ondes: L'œuvre de Georges Lakhovsky|trans-title=Life and Waves: The Work of Georges Lakhovsky|location=Paris|publisher=Etienne Chiron|oclc=937193037}}
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* {{cite book|doi=10.1007/978-1-4684-4388-2_2|chapter=Hyperthermia for Malignant Disease — A History of Medicine Note — the Work of Georges Lakhovsky|title=Hyperthermia|series=Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology|year=1982|last1=Farrell|first1=Kevin|volume=157|pages=9–10|pmid=6760702|isbn=978-1-4684-4390-5|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eEbUBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA9}}
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* {{cite journal|last=Fischoff|first=Ephraim|title=Review: La Civilisation et la Folie Raciste|journal=American Sociological Review|volume=7|issue=4|year=1942|pages=578–9|doi=10.2307/2085066|jstor=2085066}}


== External links ==
* Original George Lakhovsky Multiple Wave Oscillator Reverse Engineered by MultiWaveResearch: https://www.multiwaveresearch.com/
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txXhy5EqjHw Lakhovsky Multiple Wave Oscillator], YouTube
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txXhy5EqjHw Lakhovsky Multiple Wave Oscillator], YouTube

==Further reading==
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* {{cite journal|ref=harv|last=Fischoff|first=Ephraim|title=Review: La Civilisation et la Folie Raciste|journal=American Sociological Review|volume=7|issue=4|year=1942|pages=578–9|doi=10.2307/2085066|jstor=2085066}}
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Latest revision as of 11:52, 3 November 2024

Georges Lakhovsky
Born17 September 1870 (1870-09-17)
Ilya, Minsk Region, Russian Empire
Died31 August 1942(1942-08-31) (aged 71)
New York City, U.S.
Resting placePassy Cemetery, Paris
NationalityRussian, French
Other namesGeorges Lakhovski
Alma materEngineering Institute of Odessa
Known forMultiple wave oscillator
(An alternative medical device)

Georges Lakhovsky (born Georgei Lakhovsky; Russian: Георгий Лаховский; 17 September 1869 – 31 August 1942) was a Russian-French engineer, author,[1] and inventor.

Life

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Lakhovsky's controversial medical treatment invention, the Multiple Wave Oscillator, is described as having been used by him in the treatment of cancer. The main circuit basically consists of concentric rings forming electrical dipole antennas having capacitive gaps opposing each other by 180° (called Lakhovsky antennas). The circuit is fed with high voltage and high frequency impulses from a generator, usually a spark gap Tesla coil or Oudin coil. If set up correctly, the unit is supposed to create a broad band frequency spectrum of low amplitude, covering a much greater range of frequencies, from 1 Hz to 300 GHz, than those of the exciting generator (usually several 100 kHz to a few MHz from a Tesla transformer or several kilohertz from an induction coil). The power of each individual frequency in this broad band noise spectrum is very low. In order to create more harmonics and sub-harmonics, an additional spark gap on the secondary side has been found in some devices, being mounted directly on the antenna, or being mounted in parallel to the secondary coil.

In 1940 Lakhovsky emigrated from Europe to the United States via Portugal. He left Lisbon on 23 November aboard the liner Nyassa, and arrived in New York on 4 December.[2]

Works

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  • The Secret of Life, London: William Heinemann (Medical Books), Ltd., 1939; Modern edition 2007 ISBN 978-142092995-9.
  • L'Origine de la vie: La radiation et les êtres vivants [The Origin of Life: Radiation and Living Beings] (in French). Paris: Gauthier-Villars. 1925. OCLC 806366827.
  • Les ondes qui guérissent [The Waves that Heal] (in French). Paris: C.O.L.Y.S.A. 1926. OCLC 771602260.
  • La Terre et Nous (The Earth and Us) (in French) 1933; modern edition ISBN 978-29-5429-444-5.
  • La civilisation et la folie raciste [Civilization and Racist Madness] (in French). Paris: S.A.C.L. 1939. OCLC 16522791.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ritchie, James (October 1940). "The Secret of Life". Nature. 146 (3704): 538. Bibcode:1940Natur.146..538R. doi:10.1038/146538a0. S2CID 28012774.
  2. ^ "Portuguese Ship Brings 458 Here From War-Stricken Countries". The New York Times. 5 December 1940. p. 16. Retrieved 2 May 2024 – via Times Machine.

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