RE: History

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Original poster: "rb" <randyaz-at-cableone-dot-net> 

I read both links and there is reference to Steinmetz creating a lightning
machine. Anyone know what this was? Or is Tesla still not receiving credit?
Also, thought Tesla did the generator work at Niagra Falls...

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Subject: Re: History


Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-twfpowerelectronics-dot-com>

FYI

Charles Proteus Steinmetz was a genius that changed all our worlds...  for
a quick summery:

http://www.dailyobjectivist-dot-com/Heroes/CharlesSteinmetz.asp

and a long one:

http://chem.ch.huji.ac.il/~eugeniik/history/steinmetz.html

Cheers,

          Terry



At 02:34 PM 11/13/2004, you wrote:

 >----- > John F. Cooper
 > > Irvine, CA
 > > www.Tesla-Coil-dot-com
 > > www.FrankensteinsLab-dot-com"
 > >
 > > What's so weird?  Steinmetz was deformed (physically, not mentally) and
 > > "Tesla's ear" appears to be just a trick of the shadows.  What's weird
 > > to me is the look on the guys faces - not at all happy!  I've seen this
 > > picture before along with speculation that it was a fake.  Anybody know
 > > more?
 > >
 > > Ed
 > >
 >They all look pretty grim.  Maybe it was miserably cold or it was taken
 >early in the morning after a latenight banquet.
 >I note that several are holding umbrellas and/or wearing gloves, and the
 >rest have their hands in their overcoat pockets.
 >
 >As for being a fake... it certainly could be, especially with modern image
 >editing tools.  The lighting is pretty flat so there's no hard shadows to
 >check for consistency.  I note that the person standing just to the left of
 >Einstein has a coat that opens the "wrong" way. Mens' coats usually have
the
 >buttons on the right side (if you're wearing it) and the button holes on
the
 >left.
 > >