Tesla - From Faust to Master of Lightning Pictured above is one of Nikola Tesla’s original induction motors, a marvel of invention that harnesses alternating current to create mechanical power. The term “world-changing invention” gets thrown around a lot, but this certainly qualifies. But its inspiration has an unexpected genesis. One day, while walking through a park in Budapest, the young Tesla was reciting a poetic passage by heart (one of his many talents). From Goethe’s Faust: The glow retreats, done is the day of toil;It yonder hastes, new fields of life exploring;Ah, that no wing can lift me from the soilUpon its track to follow, follow soaring! And as the sun set that day, with its glow retreating, Tesla is said to have drawn the design for the induction motor in the sand. Creativity, scientific or otherwise, is nourished by diverse influences. Keep your ears and eyes open. (via PBS)
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Tesla - From Faust to Master of Lightning

Pictured above is one of Nikola Tesla’s original induction motors, a marvel of invention that harnesses alternating current to create mechanical power. The term “world-changing invention” gets thrown around a lot, but this certainly qualifies.

But its inspiration has an unexpected genesis. One day, while walking through a park in Budapest, the young Tesla was reciting a poetic passage by heart (one of his many talents). From Goethe’s Faust:

The glow retreats, done is the day of toil;
It yonder hastes, new fields of life exploring;
Ah, that no wing can lift me from the soil
Upon its track to follow, follow soaring!

And as the sun set that day, with its glow retreating, Tesla is said to have drawn the design for the induction motor in the sand.

Creativity, scientific or otherwise, is nourished by diverse influences. Keep your ears and eyes open.

(via PBS)

Source: pbs.org

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    Tesla- a giant of science doing his great work between the egos of Edison and Westinghouse.
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    I’ve heard some rumors of a Tesla movie floating around. I hope it gets off the ground: http://www.teslamovie.com/
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