Comments on: Tesla Coils .././ Because only the individual has a conscience Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:12:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Sergio de Biasi .././comment-page-1/#comment-71 Sergio de Biasi Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:48:13 +0000 ../../../../.././?p=67#comment-71 You can totally have one of mine. (Yes I do have more than one.) Best, Sergio You can totally have one of mine. (Yes I do have more than one.)

Best,
Sergio

]]> By: Carol Linden .././comment-page-1/#comment-70 Carol Linden Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:45:56 +0000 ../../../../.././?p=67#comment-70 When I was a kid back in the 80's (yep, I *did* was a kid by then ;-) ) I wanted soooooo badly a plasma globe like the one you showed... lots of arguments with my father in Radio Shacks about why it was such a bad idea to buy one and bring it to Brazil... :-) When I was a kid back in the 80′s (yep, I *did* was a kid by then ;-) ) I wanted soooooo badly a plasma globe like the one you showed… lots of arguments with my father in Radio Shacks about why it was such a bad idea to buy one and bring it to Brazil… :-)

]]> By: Sergio de Biasi .././comment-page-1/#comment-47 Sergio de Biasi Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:13:35 +0000 ../../../../.././?p=67#comment-47 Hi Carol, Well, in something which can be probably be called another lifetime a long time ago in a galaxy far away I *did* briefly teach physics - at my old high school, doing demonstrations in the lab. As for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edison,_New_Jersey" rel="nofollow">Edison township</a>, well, I can see it from my window - it's a few blocks away. :-) And yes, Edison does seem to be a superstar in New Jersey. :-) I don't know exactly how much of Tesla's ideas were stolen by Edison, but overall Tesla *certainly* did not get nearly as much recognition (both in terms of prestige and money) and he deserved. Edison's popularity on the other hand was at least as much due to relentless self-promotion and aggressive business tactics as they were due to hard scientific work and ingenuity. Reading one of the many books about Tesla and his work and his ideas (such as this one : http://www.amazon.com/Tesla-Man-Time-Margaret-Cheney/dp/0743215362/ ) is certainly on my list. Best, Sergio Hi Carol,

Well, in something which can be probably be called another lifetime a long time ago in a galaxy far away I *did* briefly teach physics – at my old high school, doing demonstrations in the lab.

As for the Edison township, well, I can see it from my window – it’s a few blocks away. :-) And yes, Edison does seem to be a superstar in New Jersey. :-) I don’t know exactly how much of Tesla’s ideas were stolen by Edison, but overall Tesla *certainly* did not get nearly as much recognition (both in terms of prestige and money) and he deserved. Edison’s popularity on the other hand was at least as much due to relentless self-promotion and aggressive business tactics as they were due to hard scientific work and ingenuity.

Reading one of the many books about Tesla and his work and his ideas (such as this one : http://www.amazon.com/Tesla-Man-Time-Margaret-Cheney/dp/0743215362/ ) is certainly on my list.

Best,
Sergio

]]> By: Caroline .././comment-page-1/#comment-44 Caroline Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:37:33 +0000 ../../../../.././?p=67#comment-44 Maybe you were a Physics teacher in another lifetime? :) Tesla and Edison... now that's a sore spot. In my opinion, Edison "ripped off" Tesla's ideas and passed them off as his own, never giving poor Tesla the recognition he deserved. By the way, the town of Edison, New Jersey used to be called "Menlo Park, NJ". The name was changed in honor of Thomas Edison to "Edison, NJ" since that is where he did his experiments. Actually, I attended a talk at the "Thomas Edison Innovation Foundation" center in Newark. It was a GE giving a presentation on the use of "clean energy". It was rather odd walking into what looked like a shrine / temple to Thomas Edison - "the greatest inventor" I beg to differ. Edison, interestingly enough, was good friends with Henry Ford. They were both remarkable businessmen. I don't know much else about the history of science between Tesla and Edison. Maybe an expert "historian of science" (and physics teacher in the southern hemisphere) can help us with some history of how Tesla came up with his ideas (and how Edison stole them)? :) Maybe you were a Physics teacher in another lifetime? :)
Tesla and Edison… now that’s a sore spot. In my opinion, Edison “ripped off” Tesla’s ideas and passed them off as his own, never giving poor Tesla the recognition he deserved. By the way, the town of Edison, New Jersey used to be called “Menlo Park, NJ”. The name was changed in honor of Thomas Edison to “Edison, NJ” since that is where he did his experiments. Actually, I attended a talk at the “Thomas Edison Innovation Foundation” center in Newark. It was a GE giving a presentation on the use of “clean energy”. It was rather odd walking into what looked like a shrine / temple to Thomas Edison – “the greatest inventor” I beg to differ.
Edison, interestingly enough, was good friends with Henry Ford. They were both remarkable businessmen.
I don’t know much else about the history of science between Tesla and Edison. Maybe an expert “historian of science” (and physics teacher in the southern hemisphere) can help us with some history of how Tesla came up with his ideas (and how Edison stole them)? :)

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