25 May 2009, mkrause
Why was Nikola Tesla so deeply ridiculed even during his lifetime? Why wasn’t he the glorious hero he always longed to be? Why “Tesla’s million dollar folly” (Wardenclyffe, dubbed so by The New York Times)? Why not only the huge “Wardenclyffe” structure on Long Island, called the “Magnifying Transmitter”, did tumble and fall - but also Tesla’s reputation? I was wondering for years, without finding a clue. Now, while writing the book “Tesla-visionary of the 21st century”, there is evidence, how, when and why all that happened. In the course of 2 or 3 years, everything vanished for Tesla. His world tumbled, and then it fell. So much has been written about Tesla’s idiosyncrasies and the bad, bad world. But it turns out that all this is part of the bigger picture (the world of 1900) - you just have to know where to put the colours.
12 May 2009, mkrause
Tesla was damn sure that he was right and most of the time he was. But his “Magnifying transmitter” at Wardenclyffe, Long island never worked. It became what it was meant to be, more like an artist’s conception - Tesla saw himself as an artist. Failure is human and there is nothing bad about it. If you know you’ve done a mistake, look into the eye of it. But never think of your own mind to be above everything; this will not work in the end. Yes, there was the spark of genius, OK. But to think one can rule the world, even construct a new cosmic world order … that`s called Hubris, I think.
6 May 2009, mkrause
Whenever I read something written by Nikola Tesla I get the feeling that this was written by someone in the know. Someone who knew about things, and someone who could seperate the wheat from the chaff. Professor Michio Kaku: “If I were to fault Tesla, I would say that he needed an army of lawyers.” So, whatever will be done today in the name of critical thinking, green politics and the like, have your army of lawyers ready. And be sure they all have a big stick in their hands. A stick of loyalty, wisdom and inspiration. Not the lawyers that we know of, nor the Gordon Geckos ruining the world with greed. Tesla could be a good frontman for the future, like: Tesla World Inc. Let’s go ahead, time is running out.
