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Welcome to the ce l lar o f the Radio Wave Bui ld ing.

Thi s i s the bu i ld ing in which Niko la Tes la l i ved A1 and per for med h i s

exper iments on rad io waves, t ransmi t t ing them to h i s laboratory near

present day Tr in i ty Church in downtown Manhat tan . The ‘waves ’

which gu ided you here (GPS) and sur round you now (WiFi ) were

env i s ioned by Tes la more than a century ago.

Bor n dur ing a l ightn ing s tor m, Niko la Tes la was a ch i ld o f l i ght .

An immig rant , an innovator and a patr io t , Tes la dreamed o f a world

which few other s cou ld imagine. He was an eccentr ic A2 gen ius,

an ‘E lec t r i c Mess iah ’ .

We toas t to h im and the count le s s o ther s that th ink out s ide the box ,

per sever ing aga ins t a l l odds.

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E N E R G Y N o . 0 0 0 4 .

F R E Q U E N C Y N o . 0 0 0 8 .

V I B R A T I O N N o . 0 0 1 2 .

D E S C E N T N o . 0 0 1 6 .

B I T E S , B E E R & W I N E N o . 0 0 2 0 .

A P P E N D I X N o . 0 0 2 3 .

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Fig. B1.1 cut away viewAC induction motor

Fig. B1.2 section view AC induction motor

CLEAN AND BRIGHT.

THESE DRINKS ARE A CRISP WELCOME TO THE NIGHTS TIPPLING.

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You are now in a landmarked buildingB2

conducive to conversation, experimentation

and home to the world’s first recorded

electrical vibrations. At the end of the 19th

century there was value in these discoveries,

a substantial fortune to be found. Close to

home and around the world, Tesla’s rivals

(Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse and

Guglielmo Marconi) moved to leapfrog his

achievements and stake their own claim to

discovery.B3 As dueling corporations backed

rival inventors for supremacy, a renowned

intellectual property race was officially on...

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Fig. B1.1 cut away viewAC induction motor

Fig. B1.2 section view AC induction motor

CLEAN AND BRIGHT.

THESE DRINKS ARE A CRISP WELCOME TO THE NIGHTS TIPPLING.

You are now in a landmarked buildingB2

conducive to conversation, experimentation

and home to the world’s first recorded

electrical vibrations. At the end of the 19th

century there was value in these discoveries,

a substantial fortune to be found. Close to

home and around the world, Tesla’s rivals

(Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse and

Guglielmo Marconi) moved to leapfrog his

achievements and stake their own claim to

discovery.B3 As dueling corporations backed

rival inventors for supremacy, a renowned

intellectual property race was officially on...

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Fig. C1.2 section viewelectromechanical oscillator

Fig. C1.3 section viewelectromechanical oscillator

Fig. C1.1 cut away viewelectromechanical oscillator

F R E Q U E N C YENERGETICALLY INFUSED AND F IT FOR A CELEBRATION.

THESE DRINKS ARE AS INTENSE AS THEIR ORIGINS.

In spite of his peculiar work ethic and reclusive tendencies, Tesla attracted many famous friends with his lively character and dapper style. He was frequently accompanied by some of the greatest luminaries of his day: Mark Twain, Rudyard Kipling and conservationist John Muir were just a few of his fervent admirers.C2

Tesla was a man of great influence, not only in the scientific community, but through his political and philosophical writings. He staunchly opposed ProhibitionC3 and once wrote of a drink that “...it’s the ‘elixir of life.’”C4

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Fig. C1.2 section viewelectromechanical oscillator

Fig. C1.3 section viewelectromechanical oscillator

Fig. C1.1 cut away viewelectromechanical oscillator

F R E Q U E N C YENERGETICALLY INFUSED AND F IT FOR A CELEBRATION.

THESE DRINKS ARE AS INTENSE AS THEIR ORIGINS.

In spite of his peculiar work ethic and reclusive tendencies, Tesla attracted many famous friends with his lively character and dapper style. He was frequently accompanied by some of the greatest luminaries of his day: Mark Twain, Rudyard Kipling and conservationist John Muir were just a few of his fervent admirers.C2

Tesla was a man of great influence, not only in the scientific community, but through his political and philosophical writings. He staunchly opposed ProhibitionC3 and once wrote of a drink that “...it’s the ‘elixir of life.’”C4

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Fig. D1.1 top-down view radio controlled boat

Fig. D1.2 cut away viewradio controlled boat

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A TOUCH OF INVENTIVENESS , A JOLT OF DARING.

THESE DRINKS REPRESENT A TESLIAN TWIST ON CLASSICAL WISDOM.

Tesla ’s d i scover ies began a worldwide

des ire for e lectr ic l ight . New York City

became the world’s foremost inte l lectual

mel t ing pot , br inging people together for

an a l ter nat ive current D2 of inspirat ion.

In the c i ty that never s leeps, Tes la fe l t

qui te at home. D3

From x-rays to radio waves, f rom

currents to coi l s, h i s impact on our

l ives i s indisputable. A s imple patent

count (300+) te l l s th i s ta le. D4 A re lent less

v i s ionary, Tes la brought to humanity

an e lectr ic dawn.

M R . M U I R

H I T B Y A T A X I

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Fig. D1.1 top-down view radio controlled boat

Fig. D1.2 cut away viewradio controlled boat

V I B R A T I O NA TOUCH OF INVENTIVENESS , A JOLT OF DARING.

THESE DRINKS REPRESENT A TESLIAN TWIST ON CLASSICAL WISDOM.

Tesla ’s d i scover ies began a worldwide

des ire for e lectr ic l ight . New York City

became the world’s foremost inte l lectual

mel t ing pot , br inging people together for

an a l ter nat ive current D2 of inspirat ion.

In the c i ty that never s leeps, Tes la fe l t

qui te at home. D3

From x-rays to radio waves, f rom

currents to coi l s, h i s impact on our

l ives i s indisputable. A s imple patent

count (300+) te l l s th i s ta le. D4 A re lent less

v i s ionary, Tes la brought to humanity

an e lectr ic dawn.

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Fig. E1 section viewx-ray machine (Rötgen)

Fig. E2 left viewx-ray light bulb (Tesla)

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DARKER AND RICHER,

THESE DRINKS ARE FOR THE ADVENTUROUS.

Thick black smoke bellowed from the ruins

of a smoldering laboratory. Rumors spread;

was his alternating current to blame?E3

His competitors relished the thought of it!

Plagued by slander,E4 encumbered by debt,

Tesla turned to the streets...

Unattached, he spiraled downward.

Never having had time for a wife, he fell

smitten to the companionship of a single

pigeon, the object of his obsession, the

love of his life.E5 Paranoid, penniless and

in the twilight of great genius, he sank

into his future in a dark descent.E6

C U R R E N T S & C O I L S

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Fig. E1 section viewx-ray machine (Rötgen)

Fig. E2 left viewx-ray light bulb (Tesla)

D E S C E N TDARKER AND RICHER,

THESE DRINKS ARE FOR THE ADVENTUROUS.

Thick black smoke bellowed from the ruins

of a smoldering laboratory. Rumors spread;

was his alternating current to blame?E3

His competitors relished the thought of it!

Plagued by slander,E4 encumbered by debt,

Tesla turned to the streets...

Unattached, he spiraled downward.

Never having had time for a wife, he fell

smitten to the companionship of a single

pigeon, the object of his obsession, the

love of his life.E5 Paranoid, penniless and

in the twilight of great genius, he sank

into his future in a dark descent.E6

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A P P E N D I X

A 1 . B O R N I N P R E S E N T D A Y C R O A T I A ,

T E S L A B E C A M E A N A T U R A L I Z E D

C I T I Z E N O F T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S A F T E R

M O V I N G T O N E W Y O R K A T T H E A G E O F

T W E N T Y- E I G H T . A Y U G O S L A V B Y B I R T H ,

T E S L A W O U L D B E C O M E A N I C O N I C

S Y M B O L O F A M E R I C A N I N G E N U I T Y

A N D A P R O M I N E N T F I X T U R E I N T H E

C I T Y ’ S I N T E L L E C T U A L C O M M U N I T Y .

A R E S I D E N T O F T H E G E R L A C H H O T E L

( A M O N G S T O T H E R S ) , A N D A P R O U D

N E W Y O R K E R , H E M A D E A L L O F

M A N H A T T A N H I S L A B O R A T O R Y A S

H E F A M O U S L Y P A C E D H E R S T R E E T S

A B S O R B E D I N H I S T H O U G H T S .

A 2 . T E S L A H A D M A N Y Q U I R K S I N H I S

P E R S O N A L I T Y T O T H E P O I N T S O M E

L A B E L E D H I M A S B E I N G O B S E S S I V E L Y

C O M P U L S I V E ( O C D ) . H E D I D T H I N G S

I N T H R E E ’ S . H E W O U L D O F T E N C L E A N

H I S P L A T E W I T H 1 8 N A P K I N S O R

S T R O L L A R O U N D T H E B L O C K T H R E E

T I M E S B E F O R E E N T E R I N G A B U I L D I N G .

B 1 . 1 & B 1 . 2 O N E O F T H E G R E A T E S T I N V E N T I O N S

I N T E S L A ’ S E P I C P O R T F O L I O ,

T H E A C I N D U C T I O N M O T O R M U S T

A L S O R A N K A M O N G T H E M O S T

I M P O RTA N T I N V E N T I O N S O F A L L T I M E .

W I T H A C T H E S TA N D A R D I N V I RT U A L LY

A L L C U R R E N T D AY A P P L I A N C E S A N D

E L E C T R O M A G N E T S AT T H E C O R E O F M O S T

P R A C T I C A L M O T O R S , T E S L A ’ S I N D U C T I O N

M O T O R I S O F T E N C I T E D A S A K E Y D R I V E R

O F T H E E L E C T R I C R E V O L U T I O N .

B 2 . B E F O R E C O N S T R U C T I O N C O U L D S TA RT

T H E S P A C E H A D T O B E D E M O L I S H E D .

T H E T W O A R C H E S Y O U S E E B E H I N D T H E

B A R W E R E N O T K N O W N T O E X I S T U N T I L

O N E L U C K Y F R I D AY N I G H T, A R M E D

W I T H S L E D G E H A M M E R S A N D C R O W B A R S ,

W E U N C O V E R E D A H I D D E N C A V E R N .

I N T H E D U S T, D I RT A N D R U B B L E , T H E

F O L L O W I N G D AY S R E V E A L E D M A N Y

B U R I E D T R E A S U R E S ; N E W S P A P E R S F R O M

A S E A R LY A S 1 9 2 0 , H A N D M A D E C L O T H I N G ,

O Y S T E R S H E L L S , F L A S K S , M AT C H B O O K S ,

P L AY I N G C A R D S , M I L K B O T T L E S , A N D

P E N - I N K C O N TA I N E R S .

B 3 . I N 1 9 0 1 , I T A L I A N P H Y S I C I S T A N D

T E S L A R I V A L , G U G L I E L M O M A R C O N I ,

W O U L D B E T H E F I R S T T O S E N D

A T R A N S A T L A N T I C W I R E L E S S

R A D I O W A V E . H E D I D S O U S I N G

T E C H N O L O G I E S P R E V I O U S L Y

D E V E L O P E D B Y T E S L A ( “ . . . H E ’ S U S I N G

1 7 O F M Y P A T E N T S ! ” ) . D E S P I T E

S U B S E Q U E N T L E G A L A C T I O N A G A I N S T

H I M , M A R C O N I W O U L D B E W R O N G F U L L Y

M E M O R I A L I Z E D A S T H E F A T H E R O F

R A D I O ; M U C H T O T E S L A ’ S D I S C O N T E N T .

Fig. B1.1 cut away viewAC induction motor

C 1 . 1 , C 1 . 2 & C 1 . 3T H E E L E C T R O M E C H A N I C A L O S C I L L A T O R W A S A H I G H -F R E Q U E N C Y G E N E R A T O R O F T E S L I A N P R O P O R T I O N S . A S T E A M P O W E R E D G E N E R A T O R C A P A B L E O F C H A R G I N G F L U O R E S C E N T A N D I N C A N D E S C E N T B U L B S , I T W A S A L S O A V I B R A T I O N A L P O W E R H O U S E K N O W N T O S H A K E B U I L D I N G S T O T H E I R F O U N D A T I O N . T H O U G H I T W E I G H E D J U S T A F E W P O U N D S , T E S L A C L A I M E D I T C O U L D T R I G G E R E A R T H Q U A K E S ! F E A R I N G I T S D E S T R U C T I V E P O T E N T I A L , W H E N T H E P O L I C E S H O W E D U P A T H I S L A B , H E S M A S H E D H I S I N V E N T I O N W I T H A H A M M E R A N D S W O R E H I S S T A F F

T O S I L E N C E .

C 2T H E S E A N D M A N Y O T H E R N O T A B L E F I G U R E S O F T H E T I M E W E R E I N F A C T T E S L A ’ S P E R S O N A L F R I E N D S ( A N D O C C A S I O N A L F R E N E M I E S ) . W H E N H E W A S N ’ T A B S O R B E D W I T H E L E C T R I C A L C U R R E N T S , T H E G R E A T S C I E N T I S T C O U L D B E F O U N D C O N V E R S I N G W I T H F A M O U S F R I E N D S I N T H E G R E A T D I N I N G R O O M S A N D R E S T A U R A N T S O F N E W Y O R K . H I S F R I E N D J U L I A N H A W T H O R N E N O T A B LY D E S C R I B E D H I M A S , “ A P O E T, A P H I L O S O P H E R , A N A P P R E C I A T O R O F F I N E M U S I C , A L I N G U I S T , A N D A C O N N O I S S E U R O F F O O D A N D D R I N K . ”

C 3A M A N O F P R I N C I P L E , T E S L A S T R I C T L Y O B E Y E D T H E L A W O F T H E L A N D H O W E V E R M U C H H E D I S A G R E E D . T H O U G H H E ’ D C O N S U M E D E N O U G H A L C O H O L T O ( I N H I S W O R D S ) : “ F O R M A L A K E O F N O M E A N D I M E N S I O N S ” , H E M A N A G E D T O A B S T A I N F R O M D R I N K F O R A S L O N G A S I T W A S F O R B I D D E N .

C 4T H O U G H H E M A I N T A I N E D A R I G O R O U S D I E T A N D A V O I D E D A L L T Y P E S O F S T I M U L A N T S S U C H A S C O F F E E A N D T E A , T E S L A B E L I E V E D D E E P L Y I N T H E R E S T O R A T I V E V A L U E O F A L C O H O L A N D W A S V O C I F E R O U S P R O P O N E N T O F I T S L E G A L I Z A T I O N . D U R I N G H I S L I F E T I M E , H E W O U L D P U B L I S H V A R I O U S A R T I C L E S D E C R Y I N G P R O H I B I T I O N A N D O N C E C L A I M E D T H A T A L C O H O L W A S L E S S D A N G E R O U S T H A N C H E W I N G G U M !

D 1 . 1 & D 1 . 2I N N E A R B Y M A D I S O N S Q U A R E G A R D E N , T E S L A U N V E I L E D T H E W O R L D ’ S F I R S T R E M O T E - C O N T R O L L E D B O AT. T O T H E A S S E M B L E D C R O W D, T H E B O AT A P P E A R E D T O M O V E B Y M A G I C . T E S L A ’ S P R O T O T Y P E WA S I N F A C T R E S P O N D I N G T O R A D I O I M P U L S E S . O F T H AT F I R S T B O AT T E S L A W R O T E : “ YO U D O N O T S E E T H E R E A W I R E L E S S T O R P E D O ; YO U S E E T H E R E T H E F I R S T O F A R A C E O F R O B O T S , M E C H A N I C A L M E N W H I C H W I L L D O T H E L A B O R I O U S

W O R K O F T H E H U M A N R A C E .”

D 2I M P R O V E M E N T O F T H E A L T E R N A T I N G C U R R E N T E L E C T R I C I T Y S U P P L Y S Y S T E M I S T E S L A ’ S S I G N A T U R E I N N O V A T I O N . I T ’ S P E R H A P S T H E M O S T S I G N I F I C A N T A D V A N C E O F T H E 2 0 T H - C E N T U R Y . W I T H O B V I O U S A D V A N T A G E S O V E R D I R E C T C U R R E N T , I N T R A N S F E R A B I L I T Y ( P A R T I C U L A R L Y O V E R D I S T A N C E ) , E C O N O M Y A N D S A F E T Y , I T I S S T I L L

T O D A Y T H E W O R L D ’ S S T A N D A R D .

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T H I N K I N G P O W E R T O T H I S D I S C I P L I N E .

D 4A F T E R L E A V I N G E D I S O N ’ S C O M P A N Y D U E T O L A C K O F P R O P E R C O M P E N S A T I O N , T E S L A W E N T O N TO R E C E I V E F I N A N C I A L B A C K I N G F R O M G E O R G E W E S T I N G H O U S E A N D J . P. M O R G A N , I N V E S TO R S W H O S AW A F I N A N C I A L O P P O RT U N I T Y. T E S L A W O U L D E N D U P B E I N G C R E D I T E D W I T H AT L E A S T 3 0 0 PAT E N T S ( I N C L U D I N G I N T E R N AT I O N A L C L A I M S ) . T H E D E P T H O F T E S L A ’ S T E C H N I C A L C O N T R I B U T I O N S I S TO O R A R E LY R E C O G N I Z E D I N P O P U L A R C U LT U R E .

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I S O F F I C I A L L Y C R E D I T E D T O G E R M A N

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K I N D S , ” I N T H E C O U R S E O F O T H E R

E X P E R I M E N T S . I N T R U E G E N T L E M A N L Y

F A S H I O N , T E S L A D I D N O T D I S P U T E

R Ö N T G E N ’ S C L A I M B U T I N S T E A D

S E T T O W O R K I M P R O V I N G T H E

T E C H N O L O G Y. B Y I N C O R P O R A T I N G

H I S “ T E S L A C O I L ” H E W A S A B L E T O

S E E D E E P E R : N O T J U S T H A N D S B U T

S K U L L S A S W E L L .

E 3 T H E E N D O F T E S L A ’ S L I F E W A S M A R K E D

B Y A N A P P A R E N T D I M I N I S H M E N T O F

H I S S E N S E S . N E V E R W A S H I S P S Y C H I C

F R A G I L I T Y M O R E A P P A R E N T T H A N

I N T H E A F T E R M A T H O F T H E C A N A L

S T R E E T F I R E W H I C H C O N S U M E D H I S

L A B O R A T O R Y. A T A P R E C A R I O U S P O I N T

I N H I S L I F E , T E S L A W O U L D N O T B E

S P A R E D R U I N O U S G O S S I P. P A R T I S A N

O B S E R V E R S W O N D E R E D P U B L I C LY

W H E T H E R A C E L E C T R I C I T Y W A S N O T

T O B L A M E F O R T H E F I R E , A N D F A L S E

R U M O R S C O N V I N C E D M A N Y I T W A S .

E 4 T H E M O U N T I N G R I V A L R Y B E T W E E N

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B E L A B E L E D , ‘ T H E W A R O F C U R R E N T S . ’

I N A N A T T E M P T T O P U B L I C L Y

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I N G R A N D F A S H I O N . A S P U T T E R I N G ,

F R U S T R A T E D A N D U T T E R L Y I N H U M A N E

E X E C U T I O N W A S T H E R E S U L T O F

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S O S A F E T H A T I T C O U L D N ’ T B E

I N T E N T I O N A L L Y M I S U S E D ! G E O R G E

W E S T I N G H O U S E F A M O U S L Y W A S

Q U O T E D E X C L A I M I N G , “ T H E Y W O U L D

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E 5 A S A P A S S I O N A T E A V I C U L T U R I S T ,

T E S L A F O R M E D A C O M P A N I O N S H I P

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E 6 L AT E R I N L I F E , A C O N T E M P L AT I V E T E S L A

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Fig. E2 left viewx-ray light bulb (Tesla)