The Inventor of Hipsters

I know that you may ask what does one of the most brilliant scientists of the past century, Nikola Tesla, has to do with hipsters. Well, I’ve wrote a series of post about Tesla’s 160th birthday exhibition at Nikola Tesla Museum. But this 5th part on this subject has a sad end. Namely, Nikola Tesla died alone and broke in a hotel room, despite of so many success stories and of his inventions. But I don’t want to end my story in that tone. So I decided to look at the brighter side. Here is how:

Teslas boots - a great article for a hipster’s auction.

Nicely designed WA meter - a patent of Tesla

Stylish Tesla’s cylinder hat - a gift from his hotel, the last home, hotel in New York.

Tesla was a gentleman - exhibition shows his bag and his gigantic pocket watch. He is a true exemplar for every contemporary gentleman.

"You notice him from a distance. He is taller than others. An incredibly elegant, noble gentleman, in a jacket and bowler hat, gloves and a thin walking stick. Gallant, smart, but not rigid. Standing straight, slender, without a trace of age."
, once said his nephew.

You can buy a super-fancy remote controlled toy for your kid today. But the boat shown on image is replica of Tesla’s first in the world remote operated boat. He was a 100 years ahead of us right now with his toy. He also refused to share a Nobel price for radio communication with Marconi.

He even patented what is now better known as “Sea Harrier” - vertical takeoff and landing principle for the airplanes. He dreamed of flying machines powered from the mastered nature.

This belonged to Tesla.

The town in which Tesla left us, New York. The world is grateful for all that he gave us. And that is - a pure love.

The tour ends here. Thanks for joining me on Nikola Tesla Museum tour.

Thanks for visiting!

P.S. All of the photos in this post are my own work.

If anyone wants to read the rest of the tour, here are my previous posts:
Nikola Tesla, The Genius Who Lit the World
The Museum of Nikola Tesla, A Walkthrough - Part 3
The Museum of Nikola Tesla, A Walkthrough - Part 2
Tesla - A walkthrough Tesla’s Museum, Part 1