Wave motor

Wave motors were machines designed and built in the late 19th and early 20th century to harness the power of wave or tidal energy. Many experiments were planned or built in California employing various methods. The earliest wave motors were not intended for the creation of electricity. Prior to 1880, wave motors were designed to operate non-electrically to power vehicles, mills, flush sewers, clean streets and conserve fresh water.^[1][2]

References

1. ↑ Improvement in Tide-Powers (published Jan 4, 1877). April 17, 1877.  Unknown parameter |inventor-first= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |patent-number= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |country-code= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |inventor-last= ignored (help)
2. ↑ "Utilizing the Tide: A New and Practical Wave Motor", Argonaut, June 2, 1877, pg. 7

• Supply of Water to Water-Motors (published Jan 16, 1888). Feb 1889.  Unknown parameter |inventor-first= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |patent-number= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |country-code= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |inventor-last= ignored (help)
• "The Wave Motors of California". BLDG Blog. Retrieved 2009-05-07. 
• "Wave and Tidal Energy Experiments in San Francisco and Santa Cruz". Western Neighborhoods Project. Retrieved 2009-05-07. 
• "Wave Motors and Tide Machines at the Cliff House: 1886 to present". Western Neighborhoods Project. Retrieved 2009-05-07. 
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