Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk Donates $1 Million to Tesla Museum
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk responds to The Oatmeal's Matthew Inman's request for his support for the museum.
The Nikola Tesla Science Center is one big step closer to becoming operational. rival luxury car sales [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/135358-Tesla-Motors-Patents-Go-Open-Source] in some states, is named after the inventor and his AC induction motor, which each Tesla car uses.
Nikola Tesla was a revolutionary inventor and engineer whose patents and experiments ranged from radio waves, x-rays, and alternating current. The Tesla Science Center purchased the inventor's lab, Wardenclyffee at Shoreham, New York, in 2012. The purchase was made possible through an second comic [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/119227-The-Oatmeals-Matthew-Inman-Gets-His-Tesla-Museum] detailing the efforts behind the museum and asking Musk to consider donating further to its development. Musk had previously donated $2,500 during the Indiegogo campaign.
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No other museum dedicated to Nikola Tesla [http://theoatmeal.com/comics/tesla] exists in the United States. The Tesla Science Center still has about $7 million dollars to raise to make the museum a reality, but Musk's donation is a great start.
Source: The Oatmeal [http://theoatmeal.com/blog/musk_tesla_museum]
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Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk responds to The Oatmeal's Matthew Inman's request for his support for the museum.
The Nikola Tesla Science Center is one big step closer to becoming operational. rival luxury car sales [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/135358-Tesla-Motors-Patents-Go-Open-Source] in some states, is named after the inventor and his AC induction motor, which each Tesla car uses.
Nikola Tesla was a revolutionary inventor and engineer whose patents and experiments ranged from radio waves, x-rays, and alternating current. The Tesla Science Center purchased the inventor's lab, Wardenclyffee at Shoreham, New York, in 2012. The purchase was made possible through an second comic [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/119227-The-Oatmeals-Matthew-Inman-Gets-His-Tesla-Museum] detailing the efforts behind the museum and asking Musk to consider donating further to its development. Musk had previously donated $2,500 during the Indiegogo campaign.
[tweet t="https://twitter.com/teslascience/status/487300505065250817"]
No other museum dedicated to Nikola Tesla [http://theoatmeal.com/comics/tesla] exists in the United States. The Tesla Science Center still has about $7 million dollars to raise to make the museum a reality, but Musk's donation is a great start.
Source: The Oatmeal [http://theoatmeal.com/blog/musk_tesla_museum]
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