science related, at least from a historical perspective

[escherichiacola]

A Battle to Preserve a Visionary’s Bold Failure
In 1901, Nikola Tesla began work on a global system of giant towers meant to relay through the air not only news, stock reports and even pictures but also, unbeknown to investors such as J. Pierpont Morgan, free electricity for one and all.

It was the inventor’s biggest project, and his most audacious.

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[fenris_lorsrai]

Tesla museum + bookstore = awesome.

I own a bookshop, so I had to post the info to the independent booksellers mailing list. Who knows, one of the antiquarian book dealers out of NY may go "JUST WHAT I ALWAYS WANTED!!!" and snap it up for preservation. There's some of them with distinctly odd digs (old churches, log cabins, converted silos, etc)

[fenris_lorsrai]

Yes, I comment, AGAIN. While working on post on this subject, I found this AWESOME video of a MUSICAL tesla coil. making music with raw voltage. AWESOME.

If you wish to donate towards purchasing the Tesla property, The Nikola Tesla Science & Technology Center and Museum /Friends of Science East is the relevant organization.

[escherichiacola]

Hahah, that is TOTALLY music from Super Mario Bros. *nerd overload*

And yes, donating.