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DianaForRussFeingold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:54 AM Original message |
Will we ever learn? Look how a (Historic) genius was marginalized! |
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Elspeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:58 AM Response to Original message |
1. Kick and recommend |
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Kutjara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:04 AM Response to Original message |
2. I've always had a fascination with Tesla. |
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DianaForRussFeingold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:16 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. It's sad we don't really know |
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Kutjara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:20 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I'm sure a lot of what we "know" about him is propaganda. |
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mojowork_n (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:54 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Years and years ago, I helped this author with some research. K&R |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:11 AM Response to Original message |
3. Saw the thread title....... and knew it was Tesla |
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DianaForRussFeingold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:43 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. I probably learned about him here! |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:23 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Cool car. n/t |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:27 AM Response to Original message |
6. Ours is a Tesla-loving household. Off you go to Greatest! |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:46 AM Response to Original message |
8. Tesla invented RADIO? I think not. n/t |
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DianaForRussFeingold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:57 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Thanks,good catch,, I got carried away! |
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DianaForRussFeingold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:12 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Nicola Tesla's generosity was often taken advantage of |
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Nailzberg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:52 AM Response to Original message |
9. I learned about him in the Tesla album liners. |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:22 AM Response to Original message |
12. He died and then his workspace burnt up. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 05:12 AM Response to Original message |
15. He was a man out of time |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 08:00 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. No not at all |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:51 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Edison is responsible for introducing the electric chair, which used AC ... |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:08 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. Edison was a sick fuck. |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 08:03 AM Response to Original message |
17. He has some great songs, too! |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
18. and horribly parodied and maligned. Bowie as Tesla in The Illusionist. |
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frankenforpres (763 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:12 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. that was the prestige |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 04:54 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Oops you're right. Didn't they come out about the same time? |
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kimmylavin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:49 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Check out the Callahan books by Spider Robinson. |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:37 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. What genre and what era are those books?? n/t |
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kimmylavin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 03:56 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Yay! I get to recommend them! |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 01:37 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Thanks for this info. It sounds like something right up my alley |
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kimmylavin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 03:41 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. I hope you like them! |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 03:18 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. So you sold out for love, did ja? |
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kimmylavin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 04:28 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Totally did, and so happy about it! :) |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
20. He's so ignored they named the unit of magnetic flux density after him. |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:12 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. Exactly...nt |
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flashl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
29. K |
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