Cycloptopus : Mythical Sea Creature and Internet Web Log » tesla http://cycloptop.us 8 tentacles, 1 eye. Mon, 10 Jan 2011 02:29:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Tesla at the Smithsonian! http://cycloptop.us/2009/07/tesla-at-the-smithsonian/ http://cycloptop.us/2009/07/tesla-at-the-smithsonian/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:18:13 +0000 Becca http://cycloptop.us/?p=56 Rebecca and TeslaFor the past few months I’ve had a bit of an obsession with Nikola Tesla.  It started with me reading Prodigal Genius: The Life of Nikola Tesla and has grown to me getting documentaries, going to a live show-  Tesla Lives at the Discovery World in Milwaukee and has even involved me doing some research into building a Tesla Coil of my own.

So one of the first things I wanted to see at the Smithsonian was the National Museum of American History which houses the “Lighting a Revolution” exhibit.  This exhibit is mainly about Thomas Edison, but Tesla does make a slight appearance so this was our first Smithsonian museum stop.

Mark your calendars everyone.  Friday, July 10 is his birthday, so celebrate accordingly.

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