Tesla was a genius. I’ve often wondered if the story of making that ship and its crew disappear during WW2 really happened. They say all legends have a basis in fact.
The late “Igor,” who spent 26 years active navy, said the “story was “true.”
The qualifiers were that the men who talked about it were reluctant to divulge details (in fear of ridicule) and that the ones who didn’t care about ridicule were afraid of repercussions.
The details may never be known, but I, for one, believe it happened and that we are capable of much more, today.
You’re right, Tesla was a genius. Someday there may be more practical relevance to that fact ... my electric co-op doesn’t seem to have larned anything :-).