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bruce springsteen’s first home
from bruce springsteen posted in music by prof_improbable
This address is where Bruce Springsteen first lived until he was six years old. The house was torn down to make room for a parking lot for the St. Rose of Lima church.
The Springsteen (surname is from Dutch, meaning "jump stone") family was Roman Catholic and attended the church next door- St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church.
view full location details...house of balls
from sculpture, allen christian posted in art and design by prof_improbable
Allen Christian's workshop/living space/gallery is located in the Warehouse District of Minneapolis. Called the House of Balls and open to the public at varying times, the unique art space is a representation of his artistic belief "that the non-living thing acquires soul from contact with the living."
Visitors can check his website to make arrangements for visit, but even if the space is closed you can access the sculptures by pushing buttons and speaking into a recorded audio loop on the exterior.
view full location details...davies auditorium, becton engineering and applied science center
from nikola tesla posted in technology by prof_improbable
On April 21, 1987, a bronze bust was dedicated in the entryway of the Davies Auditorium at the Becton Engineering and Applied Science Center at Yale University. It was the culmination of a fund-raising and letter-writing campaign by a third grade class in Anne Arbor, Michigan. The class's teacher, John Wagner, presented the sculpture to Yale.
In 1894, Nikola Tesla received an honorary degree from Yale along with several other 19th-century leaders.
serbian orthodox cathedral of st. sava
from nikola tesla posted in technology by prof_improbable
The second of two funeral services for Nikola Tesla was held at this location on January 13, 1943.
On Sunday, January 28, 2007, a bust of Nikola Tesla was unveiled at this location.
view full location details...auburn correctional facility
from thomas edison, nikola tesla posted in technology by prof_improbable
Constructed in 1816, Auburn Prison was the site of the first execution by electric chair.
In the War of the Currents, Thomas Edison (promoting DC power) and the team of George Westinghouse/Nikola Tesla (promoting AC power) were constantly trying to win support, projects, and public favor for their respective systems.
Edison was a crafty showman as well as an inventor, and he invented the grisly electric chair as a publicity stunt to promote fear in the public of AC power.
On May 9, 1860, the murderer William Kemmler became the first recipient of the new technology. Although it had been tested successfully on a horse at 1,000 volts, it did not work on Kemmler the first time. So they tried it again at 2,000 volts. The execution room filled with the smell of burnt flesh and singed hair. All total the execution took eight minutes.
In the end, AC power became the standard for electricity. The electric chair is still with us. In case you doubt his intentions, Edison was good enough to film his executions for commercial release.