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How many know of Nikola Tesla? Poll
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Tesla is buried in his native Serbia. Edison is buried in his back yard in Llewelyn Park (West Orange) NJ. Westinghouse is in a large private mausoleum in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx NY.
Guess that makes them all "well grounded".
Guess that makes them all "well grounded".
Tesla girls? Who, me?
I thought she said Tesla, but I could have been confused.
I thought she said Tesla, but I could have been confused.
First learned about him in High School electronics I,II, III classes. Later some Asian girl whispered in my ear about him...but I couldn't quite make the words out.
Truly an amazing fellow.
Truly an amazing fellow.
I learned of him after high school. A true genius, he apparently deserves at least as much credit as Marconi for the invention of radio, & among other things, had plans to pull useable electricity "from the air"- OK, using the earth's natural magnetic fields. At least a few thriller novels have been written concerning the suppression of Tesla's secret plans for the "free electricity", the death ray, etc. Can't remember any book titles offhand, but they were entertaining!
Tesla? Big defenseman, right? Can't remember if he played for the Islanders or the Rangers.
Just kidding. Actually, I had heard the name, but never knew anything about him until I was helping my son do some research on a report he was writing on George Westinghouse. Agree that Westinghouse was more of an investor than an inventor, and my son's report had very little to do with electricity; he's interested in railroads, and Westinghouse and his companies made important innovations in the area of railroad braking and signalling, as userfriendly can tell us.
Just kidding. Actually, I had heard the name, but never knew anything about him until I was helping my son do some research on a report he was writing on George Westinghouse. Agree that Westinghouse was more of an investor than an inventor, and my son's report had very little to do with electricity; he's interested in railroads, and Westinghouse and his companies made important innovations in the area of railroad braking and signalling, as userfriendly can tell us.
I must be dense, I still don't get it.
"Tesla Girls" is a new wave song by Thomas Dolby from the 80's.
The rest just takes a fertile imagination, but I did date a girl once that only wanted to date guys who could discuss Tesla, well maybe just guys that knew some level of detail about him. Except she was a Russian language major. Strange, but have you heard a girl whisper Russian fairy tales? Wow, THAT is more electric than Tesla. Tes...something.
The rest just takes a fertile imagination, but I did date a girl once that only wanted to date guys who could discuss Tesla, well maybe just guys that knew some level of detail about him. Except she was a Russian language major. Strange, but have you heard a girl whisper Russian fairy tales? Wow, THAT is more electric than Tesla. Tes...something.
Nikola Tesla was a great man. I can't remember when I first heard of him, but some of the stuff he worked on is still being studied today. In fact, he did some work in Colorado but I can't remember what city he worked in-it may have been Colorado Springs. He invented alternating current-otherwise we would still be using direct current for everything. Alternating current makes possible transmission of power over great distances, although when I was in college there was some discussion about new technology making possible the transmission of direct current over long distances. Newer locomotives are utilizing alternating current rather then direct current.
Yep, here in Colorado Springs.
Absolutely agree that Tesla was one of the most important men of science to have ever lived . Certainly right up there with Da Vinci, Newton Einstein Ec. Etc. Sadly his name is either vitually unknown by the genral populace or associated with crackpot "free energy, UFO, and metaphysical stuff" . Tesla had some ecentricities but was a mainstream figure in the field of engineering in his day, He held high office in the electrical engineering society(AIEE) and was totally recognized for what he accomplished. His name was largely omitted from the history books as a result of profesional jealousy by corporate leaders who stood to lose revenue had his ideas been implemented (General Electric,Ford, Edison, Etc.are among the guilty )
The U.S. patent office overturned Marconi's patents in 1943 and assigned them correctly to Nikola Tesla. Marconi recieved much advice and information directly from Tesla.
The last few years have shown a great resurgence of interest in Tesla and he may ultimately be given the rcognition that he deserves. It is tragic that unscrupulous (though important)figures such as Henry Ford And Thomas Edison are fawned over by every history teacher and a really great human being like Nikola Tesla is ignored.
Hopefully that is changing
Ed
The U.S. patent office overturned Marconi's patents in 1943 and assigned them correctly to Nikola Tesla. Marconi recieved much advice and information directly from Tesla.
The last few years have shown a great resurgence of interest in Tesla and he may ultimately be given the rcognition that he deserves. It is tragic that unscrupulous (though important)figures such as Henry Ford And Thomas Edison are fawned over by every history teacher and a really great human being like Nikola Tesla is ignored.
Hopefully that is changing
Ed
My science teacher in high school made it a point to tell us about Tesla. He has to be the most underrated(by the common public) of anyone. Ask about Westinghouse, Marconi, or Edison, and yes, most have at least heard of them and many have a good idea of what they are "recognized" for, but mention Tesla and you draw a blank stare. Not from my family or friends though...
Interesting to ponder the difference between a theoretician/scientist and an inventor/experimenter. Might one say that while the scientist speculates, the experimenter places Nature herself on the rack in his "experiments" so as to torture from Nature her secrets?
Furthermore, the image of the experimenter attempting to gain control over Nature so as to benefit society in general is questionable. I've a feeling experimenters seek to gain control over Nature so as to gain power for themselves. Indeed, back in the day, it almost seems as if some sought to make themselves a god of sorts.
On the flip side, given the chaotic "nature" of Nature, a skeptic wonders whether natural laws themselves are but another creation of man?
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Furthermore, the image of the experimenter attempting to gain control over Nature so as to benefit society in general is questionable. I've a feeling experimenters seek to gain control over Nature so as to gain power for themselves. Indeed, back in the day, it almost seems as if some sought to make themselves a god of sorts.
On the flip side, given the chaotic "nature" of Nature, a skeptic wonders whether natural laws themselves are but another creation of man?
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What became of the place Tesla grew up in? Milutin was Nikola's father.
From the following site.
http://www.serbnatlfed.org/Archives/Tesla/tesla-father.htm
There are no surviving sermons of Milutin Tesla. His birth house in Raduc was burnt down in 1941. The Serbian villages in the "Medak pocket" were burnt down in 1993. The Church of St. George the Martyr in Gospic was demolished in 1992. The house and church in Smiljan, extensively renovated in the years after 1863, were burnt down in 1941; rebuilt in the 1980s; partially burnt down, and vandalized, in 1992; and now stand empty, subject to hatefilled political spinning. 590 Smiljan Serbs were massacred in 1941; and the remainder, said to be only eleven people, were ethnically cleansed in 1995. The little graveyard, where Dane was buried, is overgrown with weeds. The running brook dried up years ago. The closest living descendent of Milutin Tesla is his great-grandson, William Terbo, who is American-born.
From the following site.
http://www.serbnatlfed.org/Archives/Tesla/tesla-father.htm
There are no surviving sermons of Milutin Tesla. His birth house in Raduc was burnt down in 1941. The Serbian villages in the "Medak pocket" were burnt down in 1993. The Church of St. George the Martyr in Gospic was demolished in 1992. The house and church in Smiljan, extensively renovated in the years after 1863, were burnt down in 1941; rebuilt in the 1980s; partially burnt down, and vandalized, in 1992; and now stand empty, subject to hatefilled political spinning. 590 Smiljan Serbs were massacred in 1941; and the remainder, said to be only eleven people, were ethnically cleansed in 1995. The little graveyard, where Dane was buried, is overgrown with weeds. The running brook dried up years ago. The closest living descendent of Milutin Tesla is his great-grandson, William Terbo, who is American-born.
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