> > 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
I know about Chaplin, but didn't know that Brynner and Caine are gypsies too. And I know about Reinhardt, a Sinti. No Nikola Tesla, perhaps they just claimed he was from Jugoslavia. - Ralf -- 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/1317709890.3548.22.camel@debian
