Nikola Tesla
The following essay was published in New York American, February 7, 1915. Nikola Tesla is perhaps one of the most important and unknown inventors of all time. By making significant contributions to electricity and magnetism, he revolutionized the world with the AC power system, radio, and television. His technical merits often overshadowed his philosophical ideas, which connected the physics of the universe to the purpose of existence. This essay reveals his thought processes, and his quirks and flaws as a human, and his brilliance in connecting different schools of thought.
The following essay was published in New York American, February 7, 1915. Nikola Tesla is perhaps one of the most important and unknown inventors of all time. By making significant contributions to electricity and magnetism, he revolutionized the world with the AC power system, radio, and television. His technical merits often overshadowed his philosophical ideas, which connected the physics of the universe to the purpose of existence. This essay reveals his thought processes, and his quirks and flaws as a human, and his brilliance in connecting different schools of thought.
It's War Outside - Let's Go Shopping
It is nearly 2008, and it has taken six years for me to ask the question: is our nation at war? Some may find the question trivial, but with more insight into the question, I find that it's not easy to answer. When the notion of war comes to mind, images of bombs exploding, soldiers shooting, and innocent civilians caught in the crossfire come to mind. These are the pictures media and history books have shown me from an early age. Yet when I leave my living quarters every day the images I see are none of these. I see cars traveling the highways, people vacating the restaurants of their choice, and the machine we call America turn its gears another day. The images of war in my mind are not aligned with the impression from my eyes. For the past six years we have been told to go shopping, visit our favorite national destinations, and pursue the ideology of the American dream as fabricated by our politicians. Have we as American mastered the art of fighting an invisible war?
It is nearly 2008, and it has taken six years for me to ask the question: is our nation at war? Some may find the question trivial, but with more insight into the question, I find that it's not easy to answer. When the notion of war comes to mind, images of bombs exploding, soldiers shooting, and innocent civilians caught in the crossfire come to mind. These are the pictures media and history books have shown me from an early age. Yet when I leave my living quarters every day the images I see are none of these. I see cars traveling the highways, people vacating the restaurants of their choice, and the machine we call America turn its gears another day. The images of war in my mind are not aligned with the impression from my eyes. For the past six years we have been told to go shopping, visit our favorite national destinations, and pursue the ideology of the American dream as fabricated by our politicians. Have we as American mastered the art of fighting an invisible war?