12-09-2012, 03:06 PM
Yes, Lawrence, indeed we do. And thereby hangs the rub: why is his 'profile' in the general 'History of Science' so low? In my school days - and not just limited to Science - I heard and learnt about Edison, Bell, Faraday, Ohm, Volta, Ampere, Joule, Leclanche, Einstein, Gilbert, Hartley, etc. and later on, having taken up radio / electronics for employment, Maxwell, Armstrong, Vackar, Merz, Price, Watson-Watt and countless others, including Butler (whom I was privileged to have spent several months working with). It was only in the last 10 years or so that Nikola Tesla's name came fully to my attention - well, apart from his name being associated with 'magnetics', that is.
Although I ask my question, I do have my own assorted pet theories as to why he is not celebrated in the way other engineers have been - and some of those, IMHO, did not contribute so significantly to Electrical Science as he did.
Al.
Although I ask my question, I do have my own assorted pet theories as to why he is not celebrated in the way other engineers have been - and some of those, IMHO, did not contribute so significantly to Electrical Science as he did.
Al.
