Tornado Alley (PROG)

[StephanieVanbryce]

O.K. ... is there or what is the connection between Nikola Tesla and Elon Musk? .. IF there is one .. well, ALL I can say is this .. they BOTH GAVE earth shattering concepts away ... And the name Tesla is in both of their lives Prominently .. and yes Elon is STILL doing it, giving technology away for free ! ... I can't find a 'family' connection although I have only looked at one wiki page ... however, I did find this (forgive me, but I just have to put in a few more wonderful things about Elon Musk ___Musk joined The Giving Pledge in April 2012, offering an ethical commitment to donate the majority of his fortune to philanthropic causes.[48] Musk became a member of the campaign first popularised by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates with a class of 12 of America's wealthiest families and individuals, which included Arthur Blank and Michael Moritz.[48]

Car blog Jalopnik reported on 16 August 2012 that Musk was supporting an effort by Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal to preserve the site of Nikola Tesla's lab on Long Island, New York and turn it into a museum, the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe.[49]

AND THIS .. Musk had been a supporter of the U.S. Political Action Committee FWD.us, which was started by fellow high-profile entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg and advocates for immigration reform. However in May 2013, Musk publicly withdrew his support in protest of advertisements the PAC was running that supported causes like the Keystone Pipeline. It is common for PACs to support causes on both sides of the political spectrum in order to gain favor with lawmakers for the group's primary cause. Musk and other important members of the group, including David Sacks, pulled out of the organisation and criticized the strategy, calling it "cynical."[50]

I'm absolutely so far in love with you Mr. Musk. ... ;)

What has Elon Musk given away? Well this__Elon Musk has published details of what he calls the 'Hyperloop' (without patents, under an open source license). The plans can be found in a 57 page PDF file that goes into quite a lot of detail. It really shows that Musk is not just a business person, but is also the "chief product architect" at both Tesla and SpaceX, immersing himself deeply into the technical side of things.



.. Now, I don't think this is all free . .but He sure is giving EVERYONE a chance to be extraordinary AND to make scads of money! .. .. .

So getting back to Nikola Tesla and Elon Musk & Tesla.. . I'm still looking for more than just Elon's admiration ..and respect.. .;) ........

Oh yeah .. all links in that sentence above from the Treehugger... are here (and the ohther is just wiki page)
http://www.treehugger.com/public-transportation/hyperloop-here-elon-musk-publishes-detail-futuristic-solar-powered-fifth-mode-transportation.html

I've just GOT to post that one from TREEHUGGER as it shows how HE loves LIFE! ... .. loving life has to be important somewhere other than the people who love you .. .like maybe in the business world? .... hmmmn ... prolly Einstein Loved LiFe .. I can remember his photos .. those eyes .. with the kindness and love seeping out .. ! .. so who knows ... . .we'll ALL see.. . something to look forward to in this 'know it all' world we live in .... ;)