The Teslian - Vol. I, No. 6 Page 5

Communication with Mars — (concluded)

In 1921 Marconi announced that he "was convinced he had intercepted wireless messages from Mars." A New York Times article contained this excerpt: "Some experts expressed the belief that the mysterious signals of extraordinary wave length picked up by Signor Marconi were radio 'undertones,' caused by interference by high-powered radio stations. This belief was shared by Nikola Tesla, who said he first noticed this phenomena as early as 1907."

L. I. Anderson

We were advised (some time ago) to examine a copy of Martin Gardner's book, "In the Name of Science."

Generally, the book concerns modern pseudo-scientists and their views, and in the preface the author alludes to his research material which is identified as "Science-curiosa," "Imposters," "Quacks, " "Eccentric Persona," etc.

Reference to Tesla is made on page 80, and though he is in good company (the index runs the gamut of notables of distinctive character), the reference is not singularly complimentary.

John J. O'Neill (whose name is misspelled) suffers somewhat in having his biography of Tesla described as "amusing!"