Of cats and men

Some of history s greatest men have been cat lovers, and their cats have contributed to their genius and legacy: the static charge from a cat s fur sparked young Nikola Tesla s interest in electricity; Sir Isaac Newton is said to have invited the first cat flap; visitors to Ernest Hemingway and Winston Churchill s homes still encounter the descendants of their beloved cats; William S. Burroughs and Andy Warhol both wrote books inspired by their feline friends.