In the late 1880s, trade journals in the electrical sciences were predicting "free electricity" in the near future. Incredible discoveries about the nature of electricity were becoming commonplace. Nikola Tesla was demonstrating "wireless lighting" and other wonders associated with high frequency currents. There was an excitement about the future like never before.
Within 20 years, there would be automobiles, airplanes, movies, recorded music, telephones, radio, and practical cameras. The Victorian Age was giving way to something totally new. For the first time in history, common people were encouraged to envision a utopian future, filled with abundant modern transportation and communication, as well as jobs, housing, and food for everyone.
Disease would be conquered, and so would poverty. Life was getting better, and this time, everyone was going to get "a piece of the pie."
So, what happened?
Read this excellent atricle to find out what happened and what is going to happen when free energy becomes an everyday reality:
http://www.spiritofmaat.com/archive/feb2/lindemnn.htm