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Re:Freedom of Information Release on Nikola Tesla (2011) by QAPereo on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @12:02PM (#15542599)
when Leonardo da vinci sketched out a parachute or a helicopter-looking self propelling device prototypes that took 500 years to actually build - what did contemporaries think of him?

A lot; he was widely recognized as a genius in his own time. Sadly, his helicopter wouldn't have worked, and he never sketched an ICE.

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Re:Freedom of Information Release on Nikola Tesla (2011) by readhn on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @01:47PM (#15543537)
as well as Tesla was recognized during his lifetime. Plenty of folks thought da vinci was crazy too.

helicopter prototype was off (just needed different shape propeller, additional stabilizing propeller and proper weight distribution), but it was on a correct development path. parachute design was correct as was demonstrated in 2000. (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bgE0_zA9lEU/U29iF1bk9QI/AAAAAAAAEu...)

what if tesla's highly speculated work is even 50% close?

we had thousands of electric cars manufactured and sold in USA 100 years ago (stop and think about it for a second: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/80/34/c5/8034...). wireless transmission of electricity/energy could put us on a completely different path as a humanity (as well as completely change political and business landscape worldwide).

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Re:Freedom of Information Release on Nikola Tesla (2011) by QAPereo on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @03:04PM (#15544303)
helicopter prototype was off (just needed different shape propeller, additional stabilizing propeller and proper weight distribution)...

And an ENGINE!

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Re:Freedom of Information Release on Nikola Tesla (2011) by hacker11235 on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @03:19PM (#15544418)
Could you expand more on the prospects of wireless transmission of electricity. I've seen some stuff about this but have had a hard time finding sources talking about it, I'm quite intrigued.
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Re:Freedom of Information Release on Nikola Tesla (2011) by stephengillie on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @03:35PM (#15544543)
If you have a new iPhone or an older Android, you could utilize this technology to charge your phone.
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Re:Freedom of Information Release on Nikola Tesla (2011) by hacker11235 on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @04:02PM (#15544781)
Right, inductive charging. From what I've read it doesn't seem like this was the method Tesla was researching for long range transmission was it?
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Re:Freedom of Information Release on Nikola Tesla (2011) by Rhinobird on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @05:07PM (#15545266)
Tesla was trying to make use of the conductivity present in the ground and ionosphere to transmit power. Not inductive, but more like capacitively coupled.
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Re:Freedom of Information Release on Nikola Tesla (2011) by mr_woozy on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @07:43PM (#15546173)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-wire_transmission_line
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