Nikola Tesla was born on 10 July 1856 to Serbian parents in what is now Croatia.He was an engineer and a scientist whose inventions include the Tesla coil, still used in radio technology, the alternating-current (AC) electric system, which is the predominant electrical system used across the world today, and the discovery of the rotating… Read More Tesla’s Obsessions
“Serenade” by Djuna Barnes Three paces down the shore, low sounds the lute,The better that my longing you may know;I’m not asking you to come,But—can’t you go? Three words, “I love you,” and the whole is said—The greatness of it throbs from sun to sun;I’m not asking you to walk,But—can’t you run? Three paces in… Read More “Serenade”
“We Three Kings”, is a Christmas carol whose lyrics and music were written by John Henry Hopkins, Jr. in 1857. (Here you can find lyrics and video)At the time Hopkins was an ordained deacon in the Episcopal Church, and while serving as music director of the General Theological Seminary in New York City he composed… Read More “We Three Kings” (2. Commentary)
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