On Mon, 2011-10-03 at 18:25 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Tue, 2011-10-04 at 00:44 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: > > On 03/10/11 23:17, John Hasler wrote: > > > I wrote: > > >> The heirs of Herr Siemens might disagree with you on that, not to > > >> mention Thomson, Faraday, etc. > > > > > > Scott writes: > > >> and Tesla (AC). > > > > > > While born in Europe Tesla became a US citizen and did his important > > > work as such. > > > > Yes - of course. I only watched "The Prestige" the other night - I must > > be getting very old. > > > > Electricity didn't go much of anywhere without AC - I recall Edison > > tried with DC. Can't remember alternators - would that be Seimens?? > > > > I suspect we can credit the USA with the petroleum industry - though > > it's only "suspect". And geographic/political boundaries don't reliably > > define much. > > > > Cheers > > Long distances need high voltage and AC. I suspect Nikola Tesla was a > Roma from Jugoslavia, since my Gypsy friends, Roma from Jugoslavia, know > his name and his profession and claim that he was a Roma. Dunno, but > since their general knowledge isn't profound, there must be a reason > that they especially know Tesla. I believe that three-phase AC could > have to do with Siemens, I've got no idea what role was played by George > Westinghouse. I won't read the Wiki.
PS: Perhaps it's just that he is or was on a banknote, in what country ever, since gypsies enjoy travels. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1317659481.2556.53.camel@debian
