Nikola Tesla
clock | July 3, 2006This is a quick, rough translation of an article that ran in a Serbian newspaper a few days ago. It is written by a professor of psychology at the University of Belgrade, Prof.Dr.Zarko Trebjesanin, whose book about psychology of Tesla just got published in Belgrade. Posthumous psychoanalyzing is always suspect, but it is usually harmless and fun:
Nikola Tesla's Personality - the Lonely Visionary
If we could imagine the modern world devoid of Tesla's discoveries, we'd be surprised at how impoverished it would be. The gigantic industries would be dead, factories empty, cities would be dark,…
clock | June 29, 2006Apparently, there is yet another movie made about Tesla this year.
Violet Fire Opera is an opera about Tesla. It will open in National Theater in Belgrade on July 10th.
There is some stuff about the history of radio and moving pictures. Both essays mention Tesla's contributions.
Tesla Roadster is creating quite a buzz. I wish I could afford it. Perhaps the Model II will be a little cheaper.
A new livejournal takes it's name after Tesla's tower - Wardenclyffe Tower.
The best source on everything Tesla is the Tesla Museum in Belgrade.
And here is another fan.
Check the links to previous…
clock | June 27, 2006Check out the Brief Look at the Life of Nikola Tesla on Strange Culture.
The Genius Of Persistence
What is Tesla Press?
If you are in Burlington, VT on July 9th, you can go to the mad Tesla birthday party. It's at this guy's place.
Carnegie Mellon University unveils bust of great inventor Tesla.
And at UWA, they are putting on a play.
Another person is going to read the Five Fists of Science.
And another one.
Here's another fan.
This ie very interesting about Mark Twain, including a photo of him playing with electricity in Tesla's lab.
This cats' name is Tesla.
Getting Acquainted with the…
clock | June 22, 2006The big day - 150th anniversary of the birth of Nikola Tesla - is approaching fast - July 10th.
I am sure that I will remind you of this a couple of more times until then - I have a couple of posts about him in the making - but first look at the older posts in which I have mentioned him so far....[more under the fold]
Just the other day, I wrote about the significance of Bryant Park in NYC - you'll have to click to see what it has to do with Tesla.
Then, I wrote how much I am eagerly anticipating the new movie in which David Bowie will play Tesla. It was based on the book "Prestige" which (…
clock | June 15, 2006
Can it get any better than this! The Five Fists of Science, starring Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla in a race to save the world from Thomas Edison and J.P Morgan! I immediatelly pre-ordered the book and can't wait to read it.
Update: I just got an e-mail from Amazon that the book is finally out and that my copy has been shipped. I'll be able to read it just in time for the celebration of Tesla's 150th birthday on July 10th.
(Hat-tip: Science Librarian, via Boing Boing)