http://tnl-6.local/taxonomy/term/537/0 en-US http://tnl-6.local/node/108 <p>Although the dominant mode of technoscientific 'invention' at the turn to the 20th century was based on rationalism it also brought about its flipside of electromagnetic esotericism. Telegraphy and radio triggered a new age of spiritism.<a class="see-footnote" id="footnoteref1_yqle77i" title="Even now, images of Tesla in his laboratory evoke associations with alchemism (Image of Tesla in his laboratory); regarding the connection between electromagnetism and spiritualism, cf." href="#footnote1_yqle77i">1</a></p> <ul class="footnotes"> <li class="footnote" id="footnote1_yqle77i"><a class="footnote-label" href="#footnoteref1_yqle77i">1.</a> Even now, images of Tesla in his laboratory evoke associations with alchemism (<a href=" http://www.pbs.org/tesla/ll/images/cs_seated02.jpg">Image of Tesla in his laboratory</a>); regarding the connection between electromagnetism and spiritualism, cf.</li> </ul> <p><a href="http://tnl-6.local/node/108" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://tnl-6.local/node/108#comments English Waves electromagnetic PhD science spiritualism Mon, 08 Oct 2007 13:28:33 +0000 Armin Medosch 108 at http://tnl-6.local