Fascinating Stories: Nikola Tesla

The Lost Wizard

This fascinating short video gives us a glimpse of who Nikola Tesla was and shows us just a few of his vast inventions and patents of which there were close to 300 worldwide.

Some of Dr. Tesla’s inventions and developments include the ac motor, the bifilar coil, various devices that use rotating magnetic fields, the alternating current polyphase power distribution system, the fundamental devices of systems of wireless communication (legal priority for the invention of radio), radio frequency oscillators, devices for voltage magnification by standing waves, robotics, logic gates for secure radio frequency communications, devices for x-rays, apparatus for ozone generation, devices for ionized gases, devices for high field emission, devices for charged particle beams, methods for providing extremely low level of resistance to the passage of electrical current, means for increasing the intensity of electrical oscillations, voltage multiplication circuitry, devices for high voltage discharges, devices for lightning protection, the bladeless turbine, and VTOL aircraft. [Length: 14:16]

Watch video free online: video.google.com/videoplay?docid=448493458864593229
Nikola Tesla Museum: www.tesla-museum.org/
Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla

Laugh of the Day

Two little old ladies were sitting on a park bench outside the local town hall where a flower show was in progress.

One leaned over and said, “Life is so darned boring. We never have any fun any more. For $5.00 I’d take my clothes off and streak through that stupid flower show!”

“You’re on!” said the other old lady, holding up a $5.00 bill.

The first old lady slowly fumbled her way out of her clothes and completely naked, streaked (as fast as an old lady can) through the front door of the flower show.

Waiting outside, her friend soon heard a huge commotion inside the hall, followed by loud applause and shrill whistling.

The smiling and naked old lady came through the exit door surrounded by a cheering crowd.

“What happened?” asked her waiting friend.

“I won 1st prize as Best Dried Arrangement.”

Editing Tip(s) of the Day

Here are a few quick tips.

• Spell out numbers from one to nine and use numerals for all higher numbers. However, spell out a number at the beginning of a sentence.


• Use commas with numbers in the thousands (e.g. 1,325).


• Ages expressed as an adjective before a noun use hyphens (e.g. They have a 6-year-old daughter).


• Capitalize the word “state” only in formal reference to the state as a legal institution (e.g. the State of Michigan; the state legislature; the State Assembly; We work for the state).


• Use “backward,” not “backwards;” “toward,” not “towards;” “forward,” not “forwards.”

Here is one reference: www.pvamu.edu/files/institutional_relations_public_service/ProofreadingTipSheet.pdf

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Photo of the Day

Yuanyang II, Tsang Cheung-shing, Central Concourse of Hong Kong International Airport

The pottery, named Yuanyang II, is one of the collections of Hong Kong Museum of Art now displaying at the Central Concourse of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). It is produced by Tsang Cheung-shing, a ceramic art tutor and product designer.

Yuanyang II is modeled in a distinctive form with two figures indulged in kissing each other. Their heads support two elegant cups for drinking tea and coffee. The form and concept design fully complement the theme “Yuanyang” (a typical Hong Kong beverage of mixing tea and coffee), a symbol of marriage and love, with a touch of humour for artistic creation.

There are also other representative works by 18 noted Hong Kong artists from the collections of the Hong Kong Museum for a cultural display at the Departure Hall of HKIA.

Today's Words to Define

gauche
gerrymander
hegemony
hemoglobin
homogeneous

gauche: \gōsh\; lacking social polish; awkward and clumsy; lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; crude; tactless.
gerrymander: \jěr'ē-mān'dər, gěr'-\; to change the boundaries of legislative districts to favor one party over another. Typically, the dominant party in a state legislature (which is responsible for drawing the boundaries of congressional districts) will try to concentrate the opposing party's strength in as few districts as possible, while giving itself likely majorities in as many districts as possible.
hegemony: \hĭ-jěm'ə-nē, hěj'ə-mō'nē\; the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others.
hemoglobin: \hē'mə-glō'bĭn\; An iron-containing protein present in the blood of many animals that, in vertebrates, carries oxygen from the lungs to the tissues of the body and carries carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs. Hemoglobin is contained in the red blood cells of vertebrates and gives these cells their characteristic color. Hemoglobin is also found in many invertebrates, where it circulates freely in the blood. It consists of four peptide units, each attached to a nonprotein compound called heme that binds to oxygen.
homogeneous: \hō'mə-jē'nē-əs, -jēn'yəs\; all of the same or similar kind or nature; uniform in structure or composition throughout, as of a chemical mixture.