forty-six years after Henry Cavendish discovered it,
which James Clerk Maxwell discovered
another fifty-two years after Ohm.
I invented a means
of harvesting energy
from ambient electromagnetic waves
and told only a few friends
years before others showed it could be done.
I and
maybe many others.
Edmond Halley postulated the circulation of air to and from
the equator in 1686, but he did not understand how the
earth’s rotation is responsible for the easterlies and
westerlies.
In addition to rediscovering Hadley’s cell around
1787, John Dalton pioneered modern atomic theory (although his
notation was replaced by Greek abbreviations), and was the first
to describe and explain color blindness (although his explanation
was wrong).
Apparently Henry Cavendish was extremely shy and did his
work mainly for the love of it. The same is true of many poets;
they have neither skills nor interest in the business of selling
their work.
Edmond Halley postulated the circulation of air to and from the equator in 1686, but he did not understand how the earth’s rotation is responsible for the easterlies and westerlies.
In addition to rediscovering Hadley’s cell around 1787, John Dalton pioneered modern atomic theory (although his notation was replaced by Greek abbreviations), and was the first to describe and explain color blindness (although his explanation was wrong).
Apparently Henry Cavendish was extremely shy and did his work mainly for the love of it. The same is true of many poets; they have neither skills nor interest in the business of selling their work.
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