Daily funny, but also rather informative.
Why Nikola Tesla was the greatest geek who ever lived
Edison and cats and dogs... sheesh.
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Daily funny, but also rather informative.
Why Nikola Tesla was the greatest geek who ever lived
Edison and cats and dogs... sheesh.
That was great.Originally Posted by AndyM
Fan of the man before the car company. The name helped the car purchase happen.
The world loves to be deceived.
I do find it a bit ironic, though, that DC SuperCharging of one's Tesla is the gold standard.
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There's a cult around Nikola Tesla, and I strongly suspect that he deserves credit for about half of what his cult following claims. He was a genius and also a crackpot. He made some discoveries that changed the world, including alternating current. He also made some claims that are just wacko. He's a fascinating man, but not the god some of his boosters would have us believe.
I think it was cool and appropriate to name an electric car company after him. But the name, and the man, had nothing to do with my buying my Tesla Roadster, though I was aware of the man long before the company existed. (He was a cult figure even then.) It was the amazingness of the car itself that prompted me to buy it, made possible by the vision of the founders and the brilliance and hard work of the engineers. (And, I gather, some technology leased from AC Propulsion.)
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Well ....crap it is a long comic and took me a while to read...
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http://theoatmeal.com/comics/tesla
I don't know how accurate it is, but it is pretty funny.
Some of that stuff seems too good to be true but Tesla was an interesting guy. Also being discussed here:
The Oatmeal: Nikola Tesla
The Oatmeal comic was great, but as noted not entirely accurate. Forbes posted a good article clarifying some of the claims.
Nikola Tesla Wasn't God And Thomas Edison Wasn't The Devil - Forbes
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