On Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:25:22 +0200 Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net> 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. > > All the Romany know each other. It's a principally oral tradition: http://www.imninalu.net/famousGypsies.htm Regards, Weaver. -- "In a world without walls and fences, what need have we for Windows or Gates?" -Anon. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20111004054028.7301b9b6.wea...@riseup.net
