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(, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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yeah, Tesla was an interesting bloke
Eddison fucked him over some, which is shitty
(, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 16:35, 1 reply, 16 years ago)
That's the one, Eddison, not eignstine.
Have you read about this?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunguska_event
(, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 16:38, Reply)
Yes, I find it rather fascinating!

(, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 16:44, Reply)
I'm not sure what theory to that I like best, they're all awesome, it would make a brillient film.

(, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 16:54, Reply)
didn't the X Files do something about it?

(, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 16:55, Reply)
Maybe, not sure.

(, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 17:05, Reply)
I thought you might
part of the problem is that Eddison was an American, so they bigged him up more. Whereas Tesla was a cleverer eastern european type, which didn't do him any good ;-)

I have read about it, but not for some time. Interesting stuff
(, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 16:45, Reply)
Yup, plus Eddison was in pockets of [I forgot his name, some rich guy, famous in the early 1900s, 'morgan' something?].
It makes me think "Wow, if he was 'round today".
(, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 16:54, Reply)
Morgan Stanley?

(, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 16:55, Reply)
he was the guy who invented the knife wasn't he?

(, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 16:56, Reply)
Maybe, I can't remember, it was quite some time ago when I read the book.

(, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 17:01, Reply)

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