Why Nikola Tesla was the greatest geek who ever lived. aot BO nak cag attr EO Un ae rae a ia ¢ . art tinker Rie a oR Coe ca Ps Geeks abandon tte world eround them Peeve ee ete a eee arn # They OLSESS and. in many cases, they SUFFEL O Sele MU a Be tele ee RS aan aoa by the name of NiRola Tesla started fixing things that (teen gl) Ina time when the majority of the world was still lit by Pr ea eae elim acl llaemaU la aaa Pee ae Ra eee ao Bren eee ean oe cactt A Tod oma oar OLA A AL oLaD SUC ag Ra ea R aoe eta Ra Va RAC Nikola io (Ura Metal aime aoga eaten ama eRo a tla Saas Nope. It was Tesla. When mest people think of Thomas Edison. they think of the man who invented the light bulb Edison did not invent the light bulb, Mae RO ole Roa Aaa Lod eo Rae a ena co xe rolaRo ease Ugo RoUNs Xoo M (el AN 108 Teaver eas aes eee Ce Vi ea aaa av ae ROR aes cea ea ee Dene Macias Sonne aes ea Rane ned eat areas Ce ae eR ey Tesla, you don't understand our asacacabalance Edison is a good example of a non-geek TU aoe SAmeli oe Mame Me SMS ela He believed the value of his inventions could be gauged by een vn eens mathematician nor a scientist -- he believed he could just Rea ncaa el oa aoe ae he was a CEO BION A aor aR Col (aa Raat a ae eer Rk ona ta eto et ae Re eta mea Cea a aaa va aaa Raa eae CoC ae a ead Dae eva Uta This ignited a feud with Edison, Pe eR oo nea La eral asa ea wen a ae ee eect as aaa eee en Re Leh ate eee aS Ra oma higher voltages, and could transmit electricity oVer long distances So what did Edison do? Tan coda RAMA Mat a Scar Raed og an began to notice that their pets were disappearing, Sen ev oa cadet esac ot twenty-five cents a head for live dogs and cats He then put these dogs and cats on Ce cO Mele MoV (ll OR Xeatmav atx Miata) using Tesla’s alternating current His goal was to publicly smear Tesla’s AC and convince the Fev ACR OR cco ale tec CR Toiae aolaa VCc Eom e the only thing Edison truly pioneered was douchebaggery. ee ee een te eae Uc lartelalr ate coat sheen Radio. Pe OCR a Reed eRe eve ee RC ae ecg ceca RvR eeu a) DORR RC Ceca Marconi is a good fellow. Let him continue. He is using seventeen of my patents. Basically, Tesla = Nicest. Inventor. EVER. Ever heard of RADAR? Ea eeu Rade cana uecan ual eres Ree a anata Gels) ee RV NEU Son Sos ea Mt RT oe Tam Nikola Tesla. Poca ene md laa oma Ras Mea ra ne va eons Rann) German U-boats. a lmiv a Aen Thomas Edison was the head of R&D for the US. NWR Rata kata krona nical that it had no practical application in war: NICE JOB, EDISON! YOU BLOATED, MISGUIDED ASS. I HOPE A NAZI TORPEDO HIT YOUR GRANDCHILDREN RIGHT IN THE MOUTH AT aa CLAN aR ac) credited as the discoverer of acer . Can you guess the mustache-donning inventor who beat TRACE ce eel Ae » Nikola Goddamn Tesla. ao aa eRe aN eMac oe Re Le cave Ee a ee aa Ce De eee ee Eee lac melee evn Pon Vitae tae aaa Edison, not skipping a beat when the opportunity to Nis gota ae ola a A OAR aa La a an Oa aa tee eae was exposed to so much radiation that his arms had to be amputated to save his life. It didn't work though, penal Ce tena eee Dally is coneidered to be the first American to die from experimentation Pre ee ate eect ee Mawel oa Ma CoM nll ate a Meo aca oat nae a nee VR aac CaM Occ et boret a aat this was Edison's reply: Don't talk to me about X-rays, I am afra ee? Fucking idiot. eee a aa ae la Sea oan Pe ern an Pee ema ed eee neers Nikola Tesla. Who was experimenting with cryogenic engineering Dea eave oe MM sacle cna amma a ec RC ele Melon eats later used in development of the transistor? —— The transistor is the device which makes the Fn ee eee ete Facebook page and download donkey porn and whatnot. ‘aa. jn k-\(c) Who was the first person to record radio waves from outer space? Ceca aha eC aa) Tesla. We et Rae ola ama ZU aaae | eae ard eo This is something scientists couldnt confirm until $0 years later when technology, een resin enter ery rien Who buit an earthquake machine that nearly demolished an entire neighborhood in New York ave ace ene Riad ar X-e8 Ever heard of ball lightning? ee RC an Rea aaa Re PUR aaa EMEC ir se ee See da ee aaa -_ a ma Pxoaeteee Vie te ar a seein aS Oh, except Tesla om ele AAR Ever wonder who invented remote control? Tesla. Neon lightinge Tesla. The modern electric motor? Tesla. Wireless communications? Tesla. You know how when you need electricity for your home (imclaa UM aclacMel Aino aaa ecm La) elaelo Am Mela Rage ALA MC LAA) WV galt OaMal a nLacUm Uc ean Alaa Mc} TMS MUL AM ae Ua aol Rigel 0M tee ao Mel igel Rod Via ewes clam a ea eve cal sO em Velie] ol Aalletes He spoke eight languages: Paola all gO Ata a aloe a) He could memorize entire books and recite them at will. ORSOU CMY (el aoe alee Ba) his head and then build them without ever writing anything down. And even more impressive, the man lived ea Sar ea RRS eta eta ee Pee Can ana ee ene oe Ao Meat Re ce eA Pee Ree aa eS How to tell if so Hey let's srnoosh our ra i t Xe oA C Col Tam Coola WIKIPE DIA On behalf of those who obsess, tinker, Ta MID anallae Mla a aN mot) consider it my way of saying Thank you, Nikola Tesla.