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The Man, the Myths, the Mystery…Tesla
When we hear the name, “Tesla” the majority of us might associate it with Elon Musk’s iconic and impressive line of electric cars. Yet Mr. Musk was giving a nod to the namesake behind these innovative vehicles – Nikola Tesla. Among his many other innovations, Tesla invented the architecture of AC induction motors, the basis of the Tesla car. Indeed, Elon Musk believes that Nikola Tesla deserves more credit than he receives in our current society. Many agree.
By Francesca Flood, Ed.D.5 years ago in FYI
A Life Saving Change
It's no surprise we wouldn't be anywhere near where we are today without black inventors and their inventions. Such as Mary Brown and her invention of the home security system, which as a study done by the Alarm Industry Research and Education Foundation found in a study 60% of burglars choose houses without a home security system to rob.
By Madison Bishop5 years ago in FYI
Atlantis Is Real (Sort Of)
In approximately 360 BCE, the tale of the lost civilisation of Atlantis first made an appearance in the Socratic dialogues Timaeus and Critias, written by the well-known Greek philosopher Plato. The story tells of an ancient island located somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean. The island was once a mighty and powerful civilisation, until it attempted to wage war on Asia and Europe, where it was promptly defeated by the superior leadership of the Greek civilisation of Athens, and was swallowed by the ocean, never to be seen again.
By C.E. Tidswell5 years ago in FYI
Zombies: The Theory
The zombies in movies are the out of box things. They are just for entertainment purpose. But here we go deep into the facts about zombies. Here I will give real world references about zombies. I am not talking to act like horror, but in fact real horror.
By Zeeshan Mushtaq Lone5 years ago in FYI
Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable
Each spring, American society celebrates the contributions of Black Americans to the development of this country. Today, we will be celebrating a lesser-known individual, an entrepreneur and pioneer who made dramatic and unique contributions to the fabric of American society.
By Nicholas A. Coombs5 years ago in FYI
The West Florida Republic
To understand the West Florida Revolution, one must first understand its establishment as a colony by the French. At the time of the West Florida Revolution in 1810, the boundaries of West Florida stretched from the Mississippi River east to the Perdido River and from the 31st parallel south to the Gulf of Mexico. Originally this area had been controlled by the French as a part of their Orleans Territory from 1717-1763 and extended north to the 32nd parallel but all other dimensions were the same. In 1763, the French lost the Seven Years War against Britain and had to cede West Florida to the British and the Louisiana Territory to Spain. Then in 1783 after the successful American Revolution as a part of the Treaty of Paris, the British had to cede West Florida to the Spanish. The U.S. and Spanish set the northernmost border at the 31st parallel during the Treaty of San Lorenzo 1795.
By Zach Cruthirds5 years ago in FYI
Finders Keepers! Right?
Notions of sunken shipwrecks and buried treasure have long plagued the human imagination. But "does finders keepers" really apply? Who actually owns shipwrecks once they're found? Consider the case of Northeast Research, L.L.C. v. One Shipwrecked Vessel.
By Zach Cruthirds5 years ago in FYI
The Cobra Cash Crop
Imagine it's colonial era India. The British Empire has taken over control of the subcontinent through the British owned East India Trading Company. It's not any easy time to be alive, you have to scrape by everyday doing whatever you can to make any form of a living. It's a time period where literally everything and anything can kill you, in a subcontinent full of some of the world's deadliest animals to walk, crawl, fly, or slither across the earth one of these such animals being the venomous cobra.
By Kolten Peña5 years ago in FYI
