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According to Snopes[1]: "Practically anyone famous for his knowledge can be offered up as the virtuoso in this tale... Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, George Wash
by baha_man 12y ago
According to Snopes[1]:
"Practically anyone famous for his knowledge can be offered up as the virtuoso in this tale... Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, George Washington, the electrical genius Charles Proteus Steinmetz... How long this story has been around is a mystery."
http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/where.asp http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/where.asp