On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:11:42 -0400, Eisboch wrote:


Right now I am watching a documentary about Nikola Tesla on the History
Channel.
Obviously, I am familiar with his work in electricity, notably the Tesla
Coil which led to transformers, but what I never knew was that he was
one strange dude. Many believe either a nut or a visionary, living and
understanding some things way before his time.

Perhaps too much of a visionary. Most of his work was dependent on
financier's money, and they wanted a return. Tesla wanted to produce
"free energy". I think most of his papers are still "classified" by the
military.

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On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 10:20:00 -0400, "tak"
wrote:


"hk" wrote in message
m...
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/07/31...n-rap-bes.html

Protons have mass?? Wow, I didn't even know they were Catholic. ;-)

All things are Catholic by definition.

Catholic is defined as universal. :)

Little c catholic is universal. :)

On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 13:11:42 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

Right now I am watching a documentary about Nikola Tesla on the History
Channel.
Obviously, I am familiar with his work in electricity, notably the Tesla
Coil which led to transformers, but what I never knew was that he was one
strange dude. Many believe either a nut or a visionary, living and
understanding some things way before his time.

He successfully transfered electrical power wirelessly, lighting light bulbs
two miles away.
He had a concept the the entire earth could be electrically charged,
distributing electricity everywhere and anywhere without wires.

His labs and work were destroyed after his death because people thought he
was crazy. Now, scientists are revisiting some of his ideas.

I saw that. He was an electrical genius. Reminds me of Larry in that
he got so much right and so much wrong. That transmission idea makes
my hair stand on end, as it would have done to everybody.
Wasn't very charitable to Edison, revealing how he screwed Tesla.
Geniuses probably have ego problems. Just guessing.

--Vic