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AustinMiniMan: I think the best comparison can be seen in Henry Ford. Henry Ford considered Edison to be a personal hero. They did have a lot in common. I would say ... more »
travisco_nabisco: This explains why Steve Jobs is creating such great products. He found Tesla's notebooks! more »
Traveshamockery: When Westinghouse and Tesla won the bid to use AC at the world's first electrically-lit World's Fair, Edison, in a fit of sour grapes, refused to allo... more »
Mike De Lucia: Considering that every school-kid learns about Edison while Tesla has only recently (and still not completely) emerged from obscurity, I'd say Edison ... more »
ChaosCon: I love how we're taught as elementary school kids that "Edison was the great American inventor!" and how wonderful all that is. Then later, when we le... more »
#lifechanger

Nikola's Letterhead (And How Tesla Won the War of the Currents)

This was Nikola Tesla's letterhead. It reminded us that along with the often overlooked little things which change our lives, we need the loud, filthy, slaughter-filled battles just as much. Like the dirty War of the Currents. More »
#tesla Click here to read A Tesla Tornado Christmas Tree

A Tesla Tornado Christmas Tree

This instructables is slightly too late for Christmas, but it's so damn cool that you'll want to start your project now. Basically, you take a Tesla Pump (yeah, that Tesla), and use it to swirl liquids around in a pipe. More »
#teslacoils Click here to read Create Your Own Tesla Coil Musical With the ArcAttack Emulator

Create Your Own Tesla Coil Musical With the ArcAttack Emulator

If you visited the Giz Gallery this year, you might have witnessed the electrifying (and slightly terrifying) musical spectacle that is ArcAttack. Well, now they have an emulator on their website that allows you to make music of your own. More »
#diy

Build The Spirit Radio That Creeped Out Tesla Himself

Tesla's Spirit Radio uses a simple crystal radio circuit connected to a computer sound-in jack to generate spooky sounds from all kinds of electromagnetic sources. As you will see, it creeped the hell out of Tesla himself. More »
#tesla Click here to read So Long Roadster, Hello Shaggin' Wagon: Tesla Vans Coming Soon

So Long Roadster, Hello Shaggin' Wagon: Tesla Vans Coming Soon

In addition to making electric roadsters, Tesla is also planning on making electric minivans, cross-over utility vehicles and vans, at least according to VP Diarmuid O'Connell. He doesn't give any specifics, but it sounds good to me. [AutoBlog via Engadget]
#gizgallery09

ArcAttack: Lightning-Proof Musicians Share Their Tesla Coil Secrets

When Nikola Tesla invented his coil in 1891, he probably never imagined the ominous structures taking the place of the violin or French horn. But with time, anything's possible. Music trio ArcAttack adds its own spin to Tesla's dream machine. More »
#diy Click here to read DIY Tesla Turbine Pencil Sharpener Is Pointlessly Dangerous

DIY Tesla Turbine Pencil Sharpener Is Pointlessly Dangerous

Using a CD jewel case, some magnets and a 12-volt air compressor, you can build an elaborate Tesla turbine sharpener for pencils you probably don't even use. Oh, did I mention it could kill you? More »
#cars

Tesla Motors Generates Profit For First Time Ever

#science

Happy Birthday, Nikola Tesla!

Nikola Tesla, the granddaddy of electricity, was born on this day way back in 1856. If only he were alive to see what kind of goofy crap we were doing with his namesake coils! More »
#green Click here to read Solar-Powered County Fair Makes So Much Sense

Solar-Powered County Fair Makes So Much Sense

This year's Marin County fair in northern California took its environmental theme seriously. A huge photovoltaic setup provided about 40% of the fair's energy with clean solar power—and a solar-powered county fair makes perfect sense. More »
#ifeelgassy

Tesla Gets Full $465 Million In Federal Loans

Click here to read Tesla Gets Full $465 Million In Federal Loans
The Department of Energy just announced electric automaker Tesla will get the full $465 million in Federal loans it asked for. Ford will receive $5.9 billion and Nissan will get $1.6 billion. America will get three I.O.U.'s. [AP]
#blockquote Click here to read Would a Sub $10,000 Zero-Emissions Car Be The Greatest Consumer Gadget Ever?

Would a Sub $10,000 Zero-Emissions Car Be The Greatest Consumer Gadget Ever?

Speaking at the Wired Business Conference in NYC, Shai Agassi, the founder of green transportation company Better Place, made a bold statement about near-future electric cars: More »
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Recreating Tesla's Wireless Power Experiments

If you have a thing for Tesla coils (and who doesn't really) you will be interested in this experiment/history lesson about wireless power put on by Omega Recoil at this year's Maker Faire. More »
#batteries Click here to read New Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Could Last 3 Times Longer Than Lithium-Ion

New Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Could Last 3 Times Longer Than Lithium-Ion

Scientists at the University of Waterloo have designed a lithium-sulfur battery that, thanks to nanotechnology, is capable of 3 times the power of lithium-ion batteries with equal volume while remaining both lighter and cheaper to produce. Long-distance electric cars, anyone? More »
#cars Click here to read Daimler Buys 10% of Electric Car Maker Tesla

Daimler Buys 10% of Electric Car Maker Tesla

Tesla, which makes an electric Roadster and is hoping to make an electric Sedan, just sold 10% of itself to Daimler. More »
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The Quest to Save Nikola Tesla's Craziest, Most Impractical Project's Site

Tesla is as known for what he couldn't manage to accomplish as for what he did, and his admirers are doing their best to save the site of his ballsiest, most outlandish failure. More »
#electriccars

Tesla-Smart Collaboration Produces Underwhelming Electric Car

#shocking

Strangely, The Man In This Electrifying Photo Is Not Dead Today

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Tesla Roadster May Set New Record for Distance on A Single Charge

#audio

Sweet Songs of Zeus! Geek Anthems Sung By Tesla Coils

Zaps from tesla coils sound like old school synthesizers, so they're the perfect instrument of delivery for 8-bit video game and geek anthems. Plus, lightning. More »
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