The strangest man in this city is unquestionably Nikola Tesla. Within the past fortnight he has astounded scientists the world over by his announcement that he had perfected his wireless telegraph, in other words that he had sent and received communications between distant points without the use of wires and simply employing the natural energy of the earth.
One or the most mysterious books in the world is now in New York City. Written on thick parchment with numerous illustrations its authorship is attributed to Roger Bacon, the great scientist of the Thirteenth Century, says Natalle De Borgory in the New York World.
Jack Finney, best known for novels and short stories involving speculative fiction, recounts in great detail the trial of Emma Cunningham, accused murderer of dentist Harvey Burdell in 1850’s New York.
June 16, 2009 | Posted in
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