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Nikola Tesla, with his equipment (restored version)

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Nikola Tesla, with his equipment (restored version) — archival photograph
Famous photograph of Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla in his laboratory in Colorado Springs around 1899, supposedly sitting reading next to his giant " magnifying transmitter " high voltage generator while the machine produced huge bolts of electricity. The photo was a promotional stunt by photographer Dickenson V. Alley; a double exposure. First the machine's huge sparks were photographed i

The year

1899
Photographer
https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/4c/6e/da5709a57832dbbb048ba4a17fe6.jpg Gallery: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/M0014782.html Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-31): https://wellcomecollection.org/works/zncts6ch Photographer: Dickenson V. Alley Restored by: Bammesk
Date
1899
Licence
Public domain
Source
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nikola_Tesla%2C_with_his_equipment_Wellcome_M0014782_-_restoration2.jpg

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