- Jules Allix
Jules Allix (1818-1897) was a feminist, socialist, and eccentric inventor linked to the
Paris Commune .Political actvism
In the commune he inspired the creation of the "Comité des Femmes de la Rue d'Arras", which held a non-communist socialist view that emphasized the rights of women. The significance of the group is a matter of dispute, but it seems to have failed at several of its goals. [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=ypgfgvFtC6AC&pg=PA242&dq=%22Jules+Allix%22&sig=ACfU3U2ytdSJqfGa9fypAMEOVExuThiCAA#PPA242,M1 Political and Historical Encyclopedia of Women By Christine Fauré, Richard Dubois, pg 242] ]
Inventions and experiments
Jules Allix is also known for his connection to several inventions and experiments deemed unusual. One of these being the "snail telegraph." The idea behind it stated that
snail s, once put in contact, remain in sympathetic communication. Therefore snails could be used to send messages through this communication. [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=SbJMAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA196&dq=%22Jules+Allix%22#PPA189,M1 "The Snail Telegraph" in Historic Oddities and Strange Events By Sabine Baring-Gould, pgs 189-198] ]References
See also
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Sympathetic magic
*Quantum entanglement
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