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Science

Nikola Tesla Predicted Faster-Than-Light Particles in 1932

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5:00AM September 25, 2011 | Logan Booker

With Einstein’s universal speed limit in a jumble after CERN did what it does best, it appears Nikola Telsa could have saved the international science organisation some trouble. It’s a well-known fact the Serbian engineer was way ahead of his time. But close to 80 years? That’s quite a prediction. More »


Why Tesla’s Death Ray Was Never Made

1:20PM July 15, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

Once upon a time, there was a great deal of talk about Nikola Tesla designing a charged particle beam weapon dubbed as the Death Ray. The machine was never actually made though and this letter explains why. More »


Mobile

The Uncanny Nikola Tesla Mobile Phone Prediction

3:50AM May 5, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

You can call him black magician or Nostradamus reincarnated, but Nikola Tesla was “just” a genius. Such a visionary that he predicted mobile phones back in 1909, during a New York Times interview. [Popular Mechanics via Telegraph via Recombu]


Entertainment

Drunk History: Nikola Tesla, The Electric Jesus

8:20AM March 26, 2010 | Brian Barrett

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We’re big fans of Nikola Tesla around these parts, which is why I’m so pleasantly shocked that he’s gotten his very own hilarious Drunk History treatment. And hey, it’s actually pretty accurate! More »


Science

And Tesla The Twain Shall Meet

11:20AM February 26, 2010 | John Herrman

Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla: The most powerful of minds, and the best of friends. Here, a captivated Sam Clemens tests Tesla’s inductively powered incandescent lamp. The mad scientist lurks in the background, like, well, a mad scientist. More »


Science

The Time Tesla Won A War

2:00PM February 25, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

This was Nikola Tesla’s letterhead. It reminded us that along with the overlooked little things changing our lives, but let’s face it: We need the loud, filthy, slaughter-filled battles just as much. Like the dirty War of the Currents. More »


Gadgets

Build The Spirit Radio That Creeped Out Tesla Himself

6:40AM October 27, 2009 | Sean Fallon

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 »