My electronics teacher believed (or at least told all his students) that Tesla had invented a force field device the size of a pack of cigarettes (ask your parents) that you put in your shirt pocket and nobody could touch you. Then again, he also believed that there’s a lake up in Canada that regularly emits disks of pure force that rise and leave the atmosphere, pushing planes out of the way as they go.
The biography of Nikola Tesla is fascinating reading. Not only was this tortured genius light years ahead of his time ,but his life is a brilliant reflection of the age he lived in.
wndrwrthg over 11 years ago
“And my soul has been psychdelicized”.
el8 over 11 years ago
“The future will show whether my foresight is as accurate now as it has proved heretofore.” – Nikola Tesla
peachyanddanny over 11 years ago
In the mind of God. Thank you stage manager.
Kip W over 11 years ago
My electronics teacher believed (or at least told all his students) that Tesla had invented a force field device the size of a pack of cigarettes (ask your parents) that you put in your shirt pocket and nobody could touch you. Then again, he also believed that there’s a lake up in Canada that regularly emits disks of pure force that rise and leave the atmosphere, pushing planes out of the way as they go.
eric stott over 11 years ago
Tesla, for all his genius, wasn’t a businessman. Edison, for all his flaws, knew how to merchandise.
vwdualnomand over 11 years ago
some people(mostly extreme conspiracy theorist) think that tesla was an alien. or, that he was from the future who time traveled back and did things.
The Old Wolf over 11 years ago
Tesla was definitely “from away.”
Linguist over 11 years ago
The biography of Nikola Tesla is fascinating reading. Not only was this tortured genius light years ahead of his time ,but his life is a brilliant reflection of the age he lived in.
Rush Strong Premium Member over 11 years ago
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Durak Premium Member over 11 years ago
Edison was able to use the American anti-immigrant bias against Tesla.
Durak Premium Member over 11 years ago
Ya can’t be right all the time.
vwdualnomand over 11 years ago
well, it is better than talking with maggie thatcher.
Saucy1121 Premium Member over 11 years ago
If you give someone a penny for his thoughts and he puts in his two cents worth, where did the other penny come from?
The Old Wolf over 11 years ago
If you haven’t seen this treatise by Matt Inman, it’s worth a read. Tesla was an alien mastermind, and Edison was an asswaffle.