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From: jac@paul.rutgers.edu (Jonathan A. Chandross)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Nikola Tesla
Message-ID: <Jul.5.17.09.06.1990.22704@paul.rutgers.edu>
Date: 5 Jul 90 21:09:07 GMT
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shoop@spcssi.uucp (Dan Shoop)
> Let's not forget either that it was Tesla who invented radio, as proved by
> his successful suit against Marconni, who still get's all te credit. Tesla
> had radio controled boats (who got their power from radio too) before
> Marconni even got the first dots and dashes sent.

When an employee of Tesla's mentioned Marconni's success with radio, Tesla
replied, "Marconni is a good fellow.  He is using 11 of my patents.  Let
him continue."

Margaret Cheney's _Tesla: Man Out Of Time_ is the standard biography.


Jonathan A. Chandross
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