Nikola Tesla in Who's Who, Part One

Who's Who as a title is now in the public domain so that whoever is who can publish their own versions. However, once upon a time, it was the definitive guide to a nation's most prominent individuals. First appearing in England in 1849, it began publication in the United States in 1899 as "Who's Who...

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What Will the New Century See?

Continuing on the theme of late-19th century prophesies of the 20th century, I offer this article by George L. Kilmer. Kilmer wrote a number of popular science articles and was also a war historian. His vision of the future relies heavily on comments by Nikola Tesla. What Will the New Century See?...

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What Psychology Promises

As they say, from the sublime to the . . . This article appeared as part of predictions for the coming twentieth century. Dr. Quackenbos believed hypnotherapy would be recognized as a tool to perform miracles, including the prevention and cure of cancer, fetal hypnotism and the ability to talk to...

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Women of the Future!

In the previous post, a variety of experts polled at the beginning of the 20th century spoke of the man of the future, or more particularly, the fate of the humankind. Below is an article printed originally in The Christian Herald (New York) which asked some of the most prominent leaders of the women's...

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MEN OF THE FUTURE!

To mark the coming of the 20th century, a number of newspapers polled experts as to how they envisioned the future. One such article was What Man Will Become. It was reprinted in slightly varying forms in different papers, as was typical, according to space. I have combined several versions to preserve...

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Edge of the Future: 1894

Experts, Including Tesla, Predict the Future. In December of 1894, the Dallas Morning News asked experts in various fields to predict what lay ahead for 1895. This group of prophets included Nikola Tesla along with the renowned in labor, business, health and art. I found this article interesting...

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Best-Selling Novels: An Update on the Battle of the Sexes

I have made several posts regarding the nature of the novels which have made it to the number one position on The New York Times Bestselling Fiction list. One observation is that women have dominated the list during the 2010s. This is in stark contrast to previous decades when the list was mostly a...

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Mystery Jokes

I thought I'd Google "Mystery Jokes" to discover whether this was a category. I was surprised to find myself laughing at a number of the results. First, there is a section at the website, MysteryFactory.com devoted to mystery jokes. Some of the jokes they present are weak (including, regrettably, many...

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