Tesla

Nikola Tesla (Serbian scientist) the greatest genius since Leonardo daVinci. Few people even know that man who invented the 20 th century even existed. His ideas and inventions were credited by others. His inventions include X-rays (credited to Roentgen), radio (credited to Marconi), the microwave oven, speedometer, automobile ignition system, basics behind radar, fluorescent bulb, electron microscope, neon lights and on top of all Tesla designed the first hydro-electric power plant in Niagara Falls (invented alternating currents).On his credit we have the unit tesla .


Tesla had biggest competitor Thomas Edison, who did everything to prove Tesla wrong and to erase him from history books. Tesla's ideas were so extreme that scientist community thought he was lunatic. He believed that both voice and image could be transmitted through the air (in the late 1800's), which of course was true since we have wireless Internet today. But he was not recognised as Edison.

Failed rocket launch disappoints experts

HAWTHORNE -- The founder of a privately funded space transportation company in California says he is disappointed by its third consecutive failed rocket launch.

The Wall Street Journal said the failure has prompted concerns about how space officials will handle the possibility they may not be able to rely on inexpensive Falcon launchers from Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Musk said it was "a big disappointment not to reach orbit" Saturday, adding that an unfortunate "problem occurred with stage separation, causing the stages to be held together."

Musk said the company was investigating what went wrong with the Falcon 1 launch, which took place at the Kwajalein Atoll in the western Pacific Ocean.

The newspaper said two previous Falcon 1 launches, in 2006 and 2007, also were unsuccessful.