I liked the parallel with ed Kaczynski (aka The Unabomber).
Also liked the fact that "logarithm" (instead of algorithm) wording was fixed.
Re: Cybernetics: I think the merit for laying the foundational work in the Science of Cybernetics, should be shared between Norbert Wiener and a Romanian. Matthew, did you know about Ștefan Odobleja ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C8%98tefan_Odobleja )?
Now, in regards to Tesla's automaton: Are we sure it's not a misinterpretation of the actual public demonstration and patent? Isn't it about the radio remote-controlled little boat - which marks Tesla's dabble into long range radio-based communication? I'm not sure if Tesla had an assistant during those public demonstrations. If he had one, are we sure such person wasn't just assisting with guiding / maneuvering the radio-controlled boat? I'm trying to understand, and put into the right context, Tesla's statements regarding the variability / shielding effect of the radio transmitter due to demonstrator's / controller's body movement, or "flexing muscles". Because technically speaking, there is some truth in that (especially with an under-powered transmitter, or difficult EM propagation in a specific region etc). Other than that, I find it hilarious.
One key takeaway that I've learned from this series on Tesla so far: Every human is multi-faceted: There is Tesla the Engineer, Tesla the Theoretical Physicist, Tesla the psychological / sociological being, Tesla the Metaphysicist and Cosmologist, Tesla the dreamer-of-future, Tesla the Eugenicist, and so on :).
And I'll make sure to remember him mostly for the Engineer facet, i.e. where he had excelled.
This brings in a possibly interesting idea: Matthew, what would you say if you did the same exercise and started a series on: "Einstein the Human", to also remove lots of aura and myths about such character? And to keep the analysis fair with Tesla in the same time.
I liked the parallel with ed Kaczynski (aka The Unabomber).
Also liked the fact that "logarithm" (instead of algorithm) wording was fixed.
Re: Cybernetics: I think the merit for laying the foundational work in the Science of Cybernetics, should be shared between Norbert Wiener and a Romanian. Matthew, did you know about Ștefan Odobleja ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C8%98tefan_Odobleja )?
Now, in regards to Tesla's automaton: Are we sure it's not a misinterpretation of the actual public demonstration and patent? Isn't it about the radio remote-controlled little boat - which marks Tesla's dabble into long range radio-based communication? I'm not sure if Tesla had an assistant during those public demonstrations. If he had one, are we sure such person wasn't just assisting with guiding / maneuvering the radio-controlled boat? I'm trying to understand, and put into the right context, Tesla's statements regarding the variability / shielding effect of the radio transmitter due to demonstrator's / controller's body movement, or "flexing muscles". Because technically speaking, there is some truth in that (especially with an under-powered transmitter, or difficult EM propagation in a specific region etc). Other than that, I find it hilarious.
One key takeaway that I've learned from this series on Tesla so far: Every human is multi-faceted: There is Tesla the Engineer, Tesla the Theoretical Physicist, Tesla the psychological / sociological being, Tesla the Metaphysicist and Cosmologist, Tesla the dreamer-of-future, Tesla the Eugenicist, and so on :).
And I'll make sure to remember him mostly for the Engineer facet, i.e. where he had excelled.
This brings in a possibly interesting idea: Matthew, what would you say if you did the same exercise and started a series on: "Einstein the Human", to also remove lots of aura and myths about such character? And to keep the analysis fair with Tesla in the same time.
Thank you.