Operation: Let's Build a Goddamn Tesla Museum

Started by Mr. Analog, August 15, 2012, 08:45:14 PM

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The Oatmeal is putting out a call to help donate funds to build a museum dedicated to Nikola Tesla on the grounds of his Long Island laboratory site: Wardenclyffe

Details about the project here:
http://theoatmeal.com/blog/tesla_museum

Info about Wardenclyffe Tower:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wardenclyffe_Tower
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Quote from: Mr. Analog on August 15, 2012, 08:45:14 PM
The Oatmeal is putting out a call

Just seeing the thread title made me insta-think of pretty much the best summary of Tesla's underappreciatedness in the entire webosphere.

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/tesla

very much worth a re-read every few months just to feel inspired/frustrated/scared.




PS: [AwYeah.gif] -- already $240k! http://www.indiegogo.com/teslamuseum
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Every day I'm thankful that Tesla gave his invention to the world. Could you imagine if the electric motor suffered the same fate as the telephone or the phonograph?

The mind boggles.
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Goal officially exceeded!

Sometimes random people on the internet really surprise me.
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Well they're officially over $1 million now with more than 30 days left to go.

I guess this really sparked some interest :D
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And counting!

At this rate they'll be able to build a decent building.

I read a great suggestion today to make it part-hackerspace, I thought that was one heck of an idea
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final amount raised = $1,370,461  :clap:


Here's something interesting: Tesla's un-produced invention sounds like something named in the 1980s..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleforce (see also http://www.pbs.org/tesla/res/res_art12.html )

oddly enough, I found (was reminded of) it via http://cnc.wikia.com/wiki/Nikola_Tesla -- how in Kane's name did I get there? #damninternetz #oopsactuallyitwasviavaguelyinteresting
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I find the term "Peace Ray" highly amusing, I blame the MST3K episode "Danger Death Ray"
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http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/famous-inventors/10-reasons-tesla-is-scientific-god.htm

Sometimes it's cool to revisit stuff like this, to be reminded how cool N-Tes was before cool even meant cool. Also, Edison is a bastard. Still.
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The man had an amazing imagination and then the technical skills to make his thoughts reality.

And yes, Edison, technically inventive and highly developed business acumen, a good combination.
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Quote from: Mr. Analog on November 05, 2013, 01:34:01 PM
And yes, Edison, technically inventive and highly developed business acumen, a good combination.

Also a thieving bastard. (See the above Oatmeal stuff)
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Quote from: Darren Dirt on November 05, 2013, 04:34:23 PM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on November 05, 2013, 01:34:01 PM
And yes, Edison, technically inventive and highly developed business acumen, a good combination.

Also a thieving bastard. (See the above Oatmeal stuff)

That doesn't diminish the fact that he was actually inventive.

Not everyone who's successful in business is a robber baron, Edison was first to patent a lot of stuff that was in-progress for sure (just like Marconi or Alexander Graham Bell) but he had the smarts to keep inventing, create skunkworks, spread the tools to institutions (same as Bell).

He really pushed his own technology to financial benefit for sure, but he also really believed in it as well.

It's a classic rivalry
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Tom

AFAIK Edison was more about hiring a bunch of low paid peons to do his work for him.
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Yeah, I keep getting updates, I backed em in the campaign :)
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In another, less stupid universe, William James Sidis has a museum for his amazing works.

Apparently Tesla had nothing on this prodigy, although he was way better at being a fantastic showman!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsDD93pSppw

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_James_Sidis
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Hooray!

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