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Be Electrified!

"The gift of mental power comes from God, divine being, and if we concentrate our minds on that truth, we come in tune with this great power." - Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla’s many inventions – AC electric generator and motor, radio, turbines, and more – made the 20th century what it is today. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to explore the life and mind of the genius Nikola Tesla, as presented by William H. Terbo, his closest living relative (grand nephew). And to experience Caged Lightning, the world’s most powerful Tesla Coil in a whole new way.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Thursday, March 12, 2009

5 – 7 pm

  • VIP wine & cheese social
  • Tesla Life video
  • William H. Terbo on Tesla
  • Q & A session
  • Free admission

11 am – 1 pm

  • Tesla Life video
  • William H. Terbo on Tesla
  • Q & A session
  • Discounted general admission

About William H. Terbo
Terbo
William H. Terbo
is a Founding Director, Chairman of the Executive Board of the Tesla Memorial Society, Inc.Terbo speaks regularly on the personality, ideals and world-acclaimed accomplishments of the inventor extraordinaire - Nikola Tesla. In the past 30 years, Terbo has spoken extensively at conferences and other notable events, including appearances in many video documentaries for domestic and international network television.

After graduating from Purdue University, Terbo spent a number of years in the missile and space industry in Los Angeles, co-founding businesses in solid-state electronics and cryogenics.  Since 1973, and until his retirement in 1990, Terbo had been associated with the development of data-oriented services for international carriers.

About the Tesla Memorial Society, Inc.
The Society founded in 1979 and incorporated in 1980, is the oldest U.S. based international organization in continuous operation honoring and perpetuating the memory and ideals of the great electrical scientist and inventor, Nikola Tesla. The Society fulfills its mission in a manner of serious scholarship and dedication. The Executive Board is comprised of persons who have made important accomplishments in areas of Tesla technology and history.

The Society cooperates with a very limited number of other organizations that promote a respectful appreciation of the man and his accomplishments in a manner compatible with the mission of the Society. These organizations include the Mid-America Science Museum and the Power Engineering Society of the IEEE (who offer an annual Nikola Tesla Award in recognition of outstanding performance in the field in which Tesla is an icon.)

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