Philosophy
Today is the birthday of one of history's greatest genius: Nikola Tesla. It probably wouldn't be much of an overstatement to claim that the modern world wouldn't exist without him. He did invent, after all, things like the remote control, wireless communication, alternating current transmission, a death ray and a few other hundreds of things.
To learn about the man and his work, you should watch the documentary Nikola Tesla: Master of Lightning, but for the short version, Marco Tempest has a fascinating visual introduction to get you started:
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Philosophy
Marco Tempest - The Electric Rise and Fall of Nikola Tesla
To learn about the man and his work, you should watch the documentary Nikola Tesla: Master of Lightning, but for the short version, Marco Tempest has a fascinating visual introduction to get you started:
Check out more TEDTalks.
- Remembering Jon
A friend just passed suddenly. You know that feeling you get when you go to a ballgame and you come through the tunnel out to the stands and you can feel the electricity run through you and know its going to be loud and rowdy and fun. It was the same...
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