I've been fascinated with Tesla since I came across his biography back in the 70's. Here's a man who arguably laid the foundation for modern urban life (alternating current, flourescent lighting, heavy duty electrical generators and motors, electric railway locomotives, household appliances, long distance power transmission) and he is barely mentioned in the history books. When he is mentioned it is usually just to comment on how strange he was.
And I also am fascinated by the elaborate conspiracy lore that has grown up around his admittedly bizarre life. Was he an alien or a time traveller? After his death, did the Russians actually steal his research papers and take them back to the Eastern Bloc to build super weapons? Is the Air Force's HAARP project really a version of one of Tesla's broadcast power transmitters configured as a weather control device?
Tasty paranoia is always a treat around here. And Tesla has an ardent following of some of the more paranoid outliers in the human population.
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And I thought the dread pirate roberts was the only fan of Nikola Tesla. Shows you what I know!
I've been fascinated with Tesla since I came across his biography back in the 70's. Here's a man who arguably laid the foundation for modern urban life (alternating current, flourescent lighting, heavy duty electrical generators and motors, electric railway locomotives, household appliances, long distance power transmission) and he is barely mentioned in the history books. When he is mentioned it is usually just to comment on how strange he was.
And I also am fascinated by the elaborate conspiracy lore that has grown up around his admittedly bizarre life. Was he an alien or a time traveller? After his death, did the Russians actually steal his research papers and take them back to the Eastern Bloc to build super weapons? Is the Air Force's HAARP project really a version of one of Tesla's broadcast power transmitters configured as a weather control device?
Tasty paranoia is always a treat around here. And Tesla has an ardent following of some of the more paranoid outliers in the human population.
Great fun.
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