You wrote;
> he (Tesla) was probably the most profound genius of our time...
Well, that's up for debate....if 'our time' means 1900 and up, possibly.
You also wrote;
> Have you heard of the amazing things he did with electromechanical
> oscillators? He nearly tore a building to the ground with nothing
> more than a mere pocket-sized oscillator. It is incredible what
> can be done.
Hate to burst your bubble, but where do you think Tesla got the idea for
that and many other devices, including the 'polyphase' motor???..<g>.
....how about disintegrating quartz mineral with sound, or a host of
other 'acousto-mechanically' driven phenomena.
Tesla's primary contribution, IMHO, was his use of the much more
manageable electrical currents to ape the discoveries of another.
Uh-oh, I hear snakes hissing or is that Mr. O'Tesla himself...<g>.
Private joke for the old KeelyNetters, sorry...he'll respond
eventually....
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