HEATING EFFECT OF VERY HIGH FREQUENCY CONDENSER FIELDS ON ORGANIC FLUIDS AND TISSUES
J. W. Schereschewsky · 1933
This 1933 research established the thermal heating principle that still dominates EMF safety standards today.
Plain English Summary
This 1933 study investigated how very high frequency electromagnetic fields from condenser equipment heated organic fluids and biological tissues. The research examined dielectric heating effects, where electromagnetic energy converts to thermal energy in biological materials. This represents one of the earliest scientific investigations into how radiofrequency fields interact with living tissue.
Why This Matters
This research from 1933 marks a pivotal moment in EMF science - it was among the first studies to systematically examine how radiofrequency fields affect biological materials. The science demonstrates that electromagnetic energy doesn't just pass through living tissue harmlessly; it converts to heat through dielectric heating. What this means for you is that the heating effect identified nearly a century ago remains the foundation of current safety standards, which assume thermal effects are the only health concern. The reality is that modern research has identified numerous non-thermal biological effects at exposure levels far below what causes measurable heating. Yet regulatory agencies still rely primarily on this thermal paradigm established in the 1930s, despite decades of evidence showing biological responses occur without detectable temperature increases.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
Show BibTeX
@article{heating_effect_of_very_high_frequency_condenser_fields_on_organic_fluids_and_tis_g6787,
author = {J. W. Schereschewsky},
title = {HEATING EFFECT OF VERY HIGH FREQUENCY CONDENSER FIELDS ON ORGANIC FLUIDS AND TISSUES},
year = {1933},
}