Nikola Tesla's letterhead circa 1900

asolove wrote: post #3

zeynel1 wrote: post #2

8 West 40th street now http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl

Presumably you meant: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&#38...

This seems to be the view for number 8: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&#38...

Re: Nikola Tesla's letterhead circa 1900

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Post by J_McQuade » Wed, Feb 24, 2010, 9:20 PM UTC

Quite off-topic, I'm sure, but I can't help but wonder if the central image in that letterhead inspired the look of Dr Who's Daleks. I love finding hidden references like that.

Re: Nikola Tesla's letterhead circa 1900

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Post by dzlobin » Wed, Feb 24, 2010, 9:23 PM UTC

Looks like Adobe now resides in part of the building. http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/cbc/cbc_ny.html

Re: Nikola Tesla's letterhead circa 1900

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Post by jazzychad » Wed, Feb 24, 2010, 9:56 PM UTC

My grandfather, whose background was in economics, became very interested in science later in life and built a fully functional Tesla Coil [1] in his basement in his 60's (this was before wide-spread availability of information on the internet; he did research in libraries and universities and built it out of hardware store parts). I was about 7 at the time.

We would do experiments with it such as lighting up free-standing fluorescent bulbs up to 15 feet away, or affixing an ion motor attachment which would reach incredible speeds.

I am now 25, and like my grandfather, I never want to stop learning.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_coil

Re: Nikola Tesla's letterhead circa 1900

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Post by staunch » Wed, Feb 24, 2010, 10:18 PM UTC

zeynel1 wrote: post #6

asolove wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Presumably you meant: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&#38...

This seems to be the view for number 8: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&#38...

Me: "That's amazing..that's where his office was."

Colleague: "What's amazing is that you're looking at it like that."