This man immigrated to the US as a young man, and did work that has revolutionized the world. He was a friend of Mark Twain, and later in life, he confessed his belief in extraterrestrials and dabbled in the occult. Eventually, he died forgotten and alone. Who was he?

peasypod

I'm thinking this is Tesla, and I doubt whether he died forgotten. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla Oct 14 06, 6:59 PM

smartie806

It was Tesla. I don't know that he was completely forgotten, but he had certainly dropped in popularity over the years (his eccentricities didn't help). Oct 14 06, 7:03 PM

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