Crystal Huff (they/them)<p>This week, I also learned about Charles Steinmetz, a genius who had over 200 patents to his name as well as many electrical theories and stuff named after him. </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Proteus_Steinmetz" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_</span><span class="invisible">Proteus_Steinmetz</span></a></p><p>Snopes says that the "$1 for the screw, $999 for knowing where to screw" tale is an urban legend, but I prefer this recount of the story (including a 1965 letter to LIFE magazine)...</p><p><a href="https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/03/06/tap/#5578814b-1d50-4afc-b804-88edc05ffcdb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">quoteinvestigator.com/2017/03/</span><span class="invisible">06/tap/#5578814b-1d50-4afc-b804-88edc05ffcdb</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.wrong.tools/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a> <a href="https://mas.wrong.tools/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.wrong.tools/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mas.wrong.tools/tags/legend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legend</span></a></p>