Forgotten Heroes ..  

Hi dranhh.Well you are right.By the way have you seen the movie Prestige by any chance?There they showed the details about Tesla.And in the movie was more like because of various controversies his name was not publicized.And also some historians say that some of the achievements of Tesla have been credited to Thomas Alva Edison.Anyways thanks for bringing up his name and have a nice day ..

Heard of the movie but have not watched it. Yes, there were many controversies from his personal idiosynchrasies to the top-secret weaponry stuff. But my take on it is that the reason Edison tried to suppress his work while at the same time trying to take credit for it was greed, as Edison was promoting DC power which would have made him even richer and the people even poorer, whereas Tesla wanted to make electricity affordable in order to improve the lives of the ordinary people.

Still there is no denying that Edison and Tesla both were difficult people, and although I believe that Tesla had a lot more personal integrity, Edison was very interesting and you might enjoy this article about his life and works:

http://www.neatorama.com/...

Hi dranhh.Thanks for sharing this very interesting article.Some of the facts I already knew but most of them were new to me specially that deaf thing.I am pretty happy that even though I got only one response for this discussion but it is a lot better than many others which get around 50 responses.Anyways have a nice day ..

Well, that sure is a nice compliment. Maybe I frightened everyone away, but I think it was because the notifications did not go out. I have not had many lately compared to usually, so I had time to go looking up some old discussions :-)

Hi dranhh.It was nice having converation with you.There are very few here on mylot who discuss on such intellectual and scientific topics.Looking forward to have more conversations with you.You truly deserve the best response.Have a nice day !!

I'll "bump" this one more time in hopes that some of my friends follow me over and add something. Another of my unsung heroes is Luther Burbank. He was very famous for a while and then public's attention drifted off. But I do understand that Thomas Edison traveled a great distance to meet with him, and usually you know it would have been the other way around. Thanks for the BR ;-)

Hi dranhh.Well I want aware of Luther Burbank before.I just went through wiki to read about him.And I must say he was really very talented and his achievements are really uncomparable.Well then to continue this thread I would like to name another personality as well.And he is from India as well.He is Sushruta, a historical sage physician of 1500 B.C.He is sometimes dubbed as "Father of Surgery".He used to perform surgeries at such historic time.Isnt it amazing?Anyways have a nice day ..

Oh, I love this discussion! Sushruta is an excellent example. He used to perform cataract surgery in the 8th century BC, right? Speaking of physicians, perhaps you have heard of Ignaz Semmelweis? He was a Hungarian MD who was banished to an insane asylum for daring to suggest that doctors should wash their hands before performing surgery.

Hi drannhh.That is ridiculous.There were lots of such cases during the rennaisance period.Isnt it?The best I could remember is I guess the case of Galileo.Sometimes I wish I was born in Europe in the medieval period.It was really an era which saw wonderful changes.Anyways have a nice day ..