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Originally Posted by Radio Wrangler
Wasn't there something 10-20 years ago where someone was going to write a biography of Tesla and had got hold of some archived documents, but amidst great expectations nothing came of it. There was speculation at the time. I remember an article in the IEE....
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That certainly happened re. Blumlein's biography, a lot of unique and informative documentation, photos etc. were apparently collared and sat on for a long time by a prospective biographer who became very protective and legally inclined towards anyone else who appeared to tread on his "patch". I recall that causing ill feeling at the time as various potentially very useful close contacts including his wife passed on during the resulting hiatus and impasse,
Colin