it is about air brakes? Maybe you can contact the author of the article because she would love to put things in perspective and revise her take (of course she needs reliable sources and documents).

See here: https://kathylovesphysics.com/george-westinghouse-the-unsung-hero/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=george-westinghouse-the-unsung-hero#ind

I think Nicola Tesla is over fantasied, due to the fact early media and average people couldn't understand basic electricity yet and it all seemed magic to them.

As for his inventions he mostly improved on others earlier ideas than to invent something trully new. Like the electric motor/generator. Scientists played with something similar even befor Faraday, but it was useless without a reliable electric network. Thats where Edison and Westinghouse come in...

Edison and Westinghouse both built fame and success on the minds and labors of their employees. Most engineers don't get famous. Tesla was just a particularly good engineer. He died in relative obscurity, but his ideas have given him posthumous fame after standing up so well and because of people's love of a good conspiracy.

I would say, before that car company, more people recognize the word 'westinghouse' than 'tesla'. The Westinghouse label is used for a brand of AC equipment, because of the name recognition. 50 years ago, when Westinghouse was a major appliance manufacturer, that would be more true.

True story: Westinghouse stole a patent from my great-great granduncle or something. It was about a new type of brake. We have original documents at my parents' place and the salt is still real.

Not everyone knows Tesla.

There’s a huge awareness of the Tesla brand.

There’s a pop-culture, geek level awareness of Nicky Tesla, usually a distorted idea of him not strictly historical or biographical.

There are just also a bunch of other people that have no clue. Tesla has not yet reach the level of Napoleon or Einstein for example.

It’s also true that Westinghouse was a major brand itself. Westinghouse was a household name for lightbulbs for example, up until at least the early 2000’s. Westinghouse himself was not as colorful as Tesla, so, even when the brand was famous, there was definitely not as much of a cult of personality around the individual.

Long-term, I think Tesla, as a character has more staying power. His inventions were more spectacular (if less practical for the most part), and he benefits from the kind of retro futurism chic that Da Vinci does.

Add so often happens, popularity will come and go based on current events. Look at how Alexander Hamilton is having a resurgence among the USA founding fathers thanks to a hit Broadway musical. If the Tesla brand fades, and somebody makes a musical about Edison versus Westinghouse, maybe Westinghouse will take his place in the pantheon of historical figures with pop-culture credentials.

Nikola Tesla is dead, and Westinghouse was responsible for bringing power to America along with all the appliances that ran off power. They are one of the most famous companies in the world.

Just checked out the 1812 French invasion of Russia. An incredible comeback indeed, even if they did retreat quickly on purpose at times. Again, Russian winters are insurmountable (unless you're Finland lol).

traditionally Australian First Nations people don’t use the names of those who have died out of respect. This also extends to photographs/electronic images of those who have died.

We have that warning come up on TV programs/news reports here in Aus whenever they mention or show a photo of a First Nations person who has passed away.

There’s a Wikipedia article about the practice here

traditionally Australian First Nations people don’t use the names of those who have died out of respect. This also extends to photographs/electronic images of those who have died.

We have that warning come up on TV programs/news reports here in Aus whenever they mention or show a photo of a First Nations person who has passed away.

There’s a Wikipedia article about the practice here

>Seeing firsthand how difficult it is for things to get patented, I would not refer to Tesla’s later years as having Nobelitis

I'm not sure how the two things disprove each other. Winning the Nobel prize isn't easy either (I'd say is harder than making patents)

One can have a good career at first, achieving things that are pretty hard, and then due to this success one could start going in the Nobelitis direction.

From your comment I get the feeling that you didn't read the article (or watched the video) nor checked the Nobelitis part. Could it be?

I strongly believe that the "being famous" is related to nowadays. everyone today knows Tesla but not the other guy.

If I read your comment correctly you want to say that Westinghouse was famous before Tesla in his prime time and then Tesla was famous later. Thus independently from the situation nowadays.

I believe during this time Romans were will exempt from taxation, being more fuel on that fire

Heirs of the Founders vs The Great Triumvirate

These 2 books tackle the lives & relationships between them in early to mid 19th century U.S. Senators, Webster, Clay, & Calhoun.I am wondering which of the 2 is overall better or what distinct differences the 2 works have in the 31 year difference between publications.I only have time enough to read one, but wanted to pick up what fellow students of history thought b4 I pick 1 or the other up. The three men along with Quincy Adams and Jackson make up the first generation of politicians after the Revolution Era Thank you for any assistance that will lead me to either Heirs of The Founders or The Great Triumvirate.

Anything more than cleaning and oiling: not really. Airing the tires would be next to impossible without extremely precise fittings that most artisans wouldn't be capable of. Any replacement parts would require materials (rubber) or manufacturing precision (chain, spokes, etc) that would be very difficult if not impossible to reproduce.

With enough time and money, an artisan could probably figure out workarounds (like casting replacement links out of brass or bronze) but the bicycle would be more and more of a frankenstein's monster and would be less efficient and usable.

Bury my Heart is one of my top recommendations to everyone. Although dark, I consider it to be a must-read.

If you're ever in Barcelona, visit Cosmo Caixa, they have an excellent exhibit on Tesla, he was a pretty remarkable guy, with a lot of self doubt, and eventually did kinda lose it later in life. A lot of other fun stuff at that musuem as well

Westinghouse was famous in his own time. Which, importantly, ended 30 years earlier than Tesla’s. It’s not really a very fair comparison.

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If a young man on a mountain bike were to accidentally travel back in time into a medieval town, would the local artisans be able to help him maintain his bicycle? assuming he has a fairly decent understanding of how his bike works, and perhaps a small pouch of tools

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>how everyday european medieval life worked? For example some questions I have:

When it comes to medieval questions you first of all need to decide when and where. In some definitions 'medieval' covers 1,000 years, and even people who unironically use the term 'Dark Ages' admit there was change over that time. The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England by Ian Mortimer is a good, informal place to start.

What story? We need to hear it before we can find out if it's true. If all you have is a snippet from the internet it's almost certainly made up.

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Ah at least you (indirectly) clarified which of the [one] countries in the world you meant in the main body…

Seeing firsthand how difficult it is for things to get patented, I would not refer to Tesla’s later years as having Nobelitis.

The dude had 112 patents in the US alone. That does not seem like some minor feat achieved by someone who had some breakthrough successes.

As for the Marconi argument, tesla states in his own words that his later pursuits of “wireless” transmission had more to do with conduction (through the earth) than radiation (omnidirectional, from an antenna).

One of my favorite reads so far on Nikola Tesla has been this. This poorly named book contains transcripts from Tesla’s patent dispute on what is today known as the ‘and’ gate. If you have technical background it is very much worth a read.

I am pretty sure what Tesla’s technology focused on (which is not a mainstream focus of Electrical Engineers today) is the fact that some of the terms in maxwell’s equations were written off by early scientists (Heaviside?) due to the fact that they did not resemble anything “physical.” Tesla (I believe) sought out the meaning in these terms and applied it to his technology.

Tesla is quoted as saying, "The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena, it will make more progress in one decade than in all the previous centuries of its existence.” I believe he was referencing the fact that the non-physical terms were omitted.

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