[Land-speed] OT: Change of Pace in Subjects...

Chris Harris yesford at clear.net.nz
Thu Nov 13 20:39:34 MST 2008


Or 'Ivory Tower' perhaps Neil !
Chris H.

> Chris;
>
> I think that reference might have been to the Biblical "Tower of Babel".
>
> Regards, Neil   Tucson, AZ
>
>> didn't somebody build a big high tower once?
>
> That would be Nicola Tesla, Jack, and the 'Wardenclyffe Tower built, but
> never completed,  on Long Island in the early 1900's. He'd demonstrated 
> the
> wireless transmission of an electrical current I believe.
> Clever bloke who died totally broke. Was also the developer of the
> alternating current principle.
>
> Chris Harris.......................NZed.


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