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Old 07-20-2010, 10:49 AM
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Nicola Tesla?

I've been reading an interesting article about him.

Conspiracy theory; "he died in his hotel room and within 24 hours all his paperwork was taken away, never to be seen again". This was about the time he was working on what sounds like a particle beam weapon. Maybe given the resources, someone thought it might have worked?

What fascinates me about the man is if he couldn't find a 'willing volunteer' , he would see if things worked by trying them out on himself.
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Old 07-20-2010, 10:55 AM
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He had a funny sounding Eastern European (Probly a Commie.) name, so we just couldn't let him succeed or have credit for anything. There, see how that works?

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Old 07-20-2010, 10:59 AM
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Seriously? Just look for the powerful people who hated him because he had proven them wrong. Like maybe Edison, and the little argument over AC versus DC power distribution? Do you think they were just going to let this guy claim credit for designing the system that works?

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Old 07-20-2010, 12:13 PM
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I've been reading an interesting article about him.

Conspiracy theory; "he died in his hotel room and within 24 hours all his paperwork was taken away, never to be seen again". This was about the time he was working on what sounds like a particle beam weapon. Maybe given the resources, someone thought it might have worked?

What fascinates me about the man is if he couldn't find a 'willing volunteer' , he would see if things worked by trying them out on himself.
His papers were seized by the Federal Government. I've always wondered if they had anyone smart enough to read them.

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Old 07-20-2010, 12:20 PM
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His papers were seized by the Federal Government. I've always wondered if they had anyone smart enough to read them.

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Old 07-20-2010, 12:22 PM
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lamo? Maybe try lmao
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Old 07-20-2010, 12:33 PM
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He also submitted a patent for a "workable" radio before Marconi. But, no evidence has been found to prove he actually built one.
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Old 07-20-2010, 12:41 PM
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His papers were seized by the Federal Government. I've always wondered if they had anyone smart enough to read them.

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More evidence that the Fed operates at the behest of corporations such as Westinghouse, GE and Edison, even back then. He refused to play their game, so they killed him and seized his work using the muscle of their lapdogs in government. He probably "knew too much" about something? Would this surprise you?

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Old 07-20-2010, 12:54 PM
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lamo? Maybe try lmao
There have been plenty comments here that deserve the lamo response, particularly some by this poster. In that instance, lmao was the appropriate reply.

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Old 07-20-2010, 01:12 PM
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