Careful study of this photo has revealed that the School building seen is an overlap of two campus buildings. These are: The original "Industrial Building", and an unidentified building to its east, seen in this period photo:. For a comparison, here is an enlarged segment of the Tesla Lab photo, highlighting some detail of the School building s. I've overlaid the enlargement over the photo from the biennial report to illustrate the similarities:. We see from the Tesla Lab photo shot from the east that the perspective is very close to straight along and parallel to the front of the Industrial Building.
It is about two hundred feet higher than the town proper, affording an unobstructed view of the Rocky Mountains. We can be sure he did too as his experiments had to do with electricity in the atmosphere and being a scientist, he would not overlook getting his antennas as high as he could using the natural terrain.
Remember, in these roads were only platted, but no roads existed. This was prairie :. The hill, in fact, is quite pronounced. If you ascend the hill from Pike's Peak Ave. Less noticeable however, is that the actual "peak" of the hill is to your east, as you near Kiowas St. This is "discovered", despite the homes present today, by turning east on Kiowa, then back to the south through the alley between Foote and Logan Ave. As you turn onto this alley, you climb another 10 feet or so by the time you reach the "peak" map-tack in the red oval in the photo above.
On this spot, you have the distinct "feeling" you are actually at the spot where the lab once stood. There is no doubt Tesla would have placed the lab at the highest spot, and it turns out that the highest spot is rather easy to discern! Assuming Tesla did locate his lab "on the highest point in the area", then the lab had to be located at this point. Family Electrify family time with online podcasts, classes, 3D tours, and more View Now.
Adult Mind-expanding virtual programs to enrich your life View Now. Enter Wardenclyffe Discover the past, present and future of Wardenclyffe, the laboratory where Tesla made history and built his colossal wireless transmitting tower Birth of Nikola Tesla. Nikola Milutinov Tesla was born in the small village of Smiljan in what is modern-day Croatia. Childhood Inventions. Tesla began inventing at a very young age. His autobiography describes boyhood inventions such as Early Influences.
Young Nikola's education and interests have great impact on his later inventions. After graduating from high school in , Nikola contracts cholera and makes a life-changing choice. College Years. Graz Polytechnic institution of higher education where Nikola Tesla studied for several years.
Overcoming Hardship. Rotating Field Revelation. Tesla's breakthrough moment was a walk in the park literally that changed history Career Beginnings. Tesla's skill and ingenuity lead to recognition and opportunities, including a life-changing course to America. Arrives in America. Tesla's new life in the USA is a tale of the young inventor's trials and triumphs. The young inventor begins a new enterprise and learns a difficult lesson. Egg of Columbus. Year of Discovery. Columbian Exposition. Colorado Springs.
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