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The 19th century swami who influenced Rockefeller, Tesla and J.D. Salinger- https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/archived/spiritofthings/4946512
What Did J.D. Salinger, Leo Tolstoy, and Sarah Bernhardt Have in Common? -https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303404704577305581227233656
I have seen that most Europeans never heard of him, but above two articles are written as if he is very popular even among popular people. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 42.105.101.24 (talk) 08:42, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
Did Nicola Tesla and Leo Tolstoy really got influenced by Swami Vivekananda?–Preceding unsigned comment added by 42.105.101.24 (talk) 14:27, 26 February 2022
The John D. Rockefeller story supposedly came from Emma Calvé and is found in Burke, M. L. (1958). Swami Vivekananda in America New Discoveries. Calcutta: Advaita Ashrama. pp. 112–4.
While it looks fairly well documented that Tesla met Vivekananda, the "evidence" everyone seems to be providing for an influence and all i can find for Ann Louise Bardach's ...Tesla would cite the monk's contributions in his pioneering research of electricity.
is Tesla, Nikola (July 6, 1930). "Man's Greatest Achievement". New York American. fiveby(zero) 07:58, 27 February 2022 (UTC)
I would expect a mention of any later reference in Tesla's writing from this source. Somehow i got a full preview, but can't seem to link to other than snippet view.fiveby(zero) 20:05, 27 February 2022 (UTC):::Unfortunately, there is no record of this meeting and Vivekananda scholars opine that the meeting never took place. Vivekananda's disappointment at the failure of this marriage between Vedantic cosmology and modern science is clear in his later in his later lecture in Lahore...."
Hi Folks!! Is this cite here from a draft i'm working at Draft:Battle of Cillium (544)
the same as this: https://archive.org/details/CorippusTheIohannis1/page/n1/mode/2up
I'm trying to find an english version of Corippe, La Johannide. scope_creepTalk 15:15, 26 February 2022 (UTC)