Was Tesla John Galt?

Posted by WesleyMooch 12 years, 10 months ago to Science
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Some speculate Nikola Tesla was the living inspiration for Rand's protean protagonist, John Galt. Her passages in Atlas Shrugged on his motor and his evaporating apparatus (which he triggers when the State raids his lab) suggest just such a possibility. Your thoughts?

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  • Posted by msml 12 years, 10 months ago
    It seems likely. Tesla looked and in some ways acted like royalty. As a person, he was trapped by his OCD. His only romantic relationship was with a dove who spoke to him telepathically.
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