The Wardenclyffe Tower and the Meter That Could Not Be Built
Classification: SUPPRESSED TECHNOLOGY | Confidence: DOCUMENTED HISTORICAL FACT
Nikola Tesla planned to give the world free wireless energy. The plan was killed — not because it didn't work, but because it could not be metered.
In 1901, Tesla began construction of a 187-foot tower on Long Island. It would transmit electrical energy wirelessly through the Earth itself.
"Where do I put the meter?" — J.P. Morgan
Morgan withdrew funding. The tower was demolished in 1917. When Tesla died in 1943, the FBI seized all his papers.