The Life Story of Nikola Tesla (Documentary)

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tesla/electricity-the-life-story-of-nikola-tesla

by rosser • 14 years ago

29 4 14 years ago

It's not a documentary, it's a docudrama.

So beware! There's enough Tesla hagiography going around as is. For example, the video update claims that he never received a penny for his work, which is not true in the slightest. His patents were licensed, he was paid royalties, he got salary when working for Westinghouse, and got significant funding for many of his large scale experiments. He was also definitely -not- the creator of electricity, and his name was not 'virtually removed from history'. Time magazine put him on the front cover in 1931!

Also, this movie called the Prestige?

dotemacs• 14 years ago

In order not to leave people guessing what Tesla did or didn't invent, here is the list of his patents:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nikola_Tesla_patents

And here is the section on radio:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invention_of_radio#Tesla

beingpractical• 14 years ago

Have a look at this movie based on life of Nikola Tesla - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNGSOCzXv80

yangez• 14 years ago

I see a page full of grammatical errors, inane capitalization, awkward sentence structure, and spelling irregularities like "Face Book." It probably shouldn't affect how I feel about their ability to actually complete the project, but... I mean, just check out this sentence:

> The Teams Background! Wilhelm Cashen engineer and entrepreneur with a long career in electromagnet controls and systems, has followed in his mentors Nikola Tesla, throughout his career.

Anyone else get thrown for a loop reading this? The guy seems impressive and well-qualified for this project, which is why it's so strange to me that he's writing at a fourth-grade level. It certainly doesn't inspire confidence.

Maybe English isn't his first language. In any case, I wonder how much more funding the project would get if it was presented more professionally.

The Life Story of Nikola Tesla (Documentary)

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