Nikola Tesla and Gilded-Age Science in Colorado Springs

Schedule

Sat Oct 01 2022 at 11:00 am to 01:00 pm

Location

Manitou Springs Heritage Center | Manitou Springs, CO

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Nikola Tesla’s experiments were just some of the important scientific research taking place in Colorado Springs at the turn of the century.
About this Event

A special Event of the .

The Cool Science Festival and the Manitou Springs Heritage Center and Museum welcome Patric Ryan and Dr. Steve Ruskin in a joint presentation and panel discussion, "Nikola Tesla and Gilded-Age Science in Colorado Springs.”

The recent popularity of the show The Gilded Age highlights how America grew from 1870 to 1900. These were Colorado Springs’ formative years, and science and technology played an important role. Learn about the advanced scientific work of Nikola Tesla, wireless telegraphy, wireless power transmission, his interplanetary communications and death rays. Many of Tesla’s experiments were conducted right here in Colorado Springs in 1899-1900. This exciting panel will discuss all these topics, including the advanced scientific work being done in Colorado Springs from its founding in 1871 until Tesla’s arrival in 1899.

Patric Ryan is a U.S. Army combat veteran who received a Fine Arts degree from the University of Georgia. He has appeared on stage many times and has been in a few films. He has been a producer, actor, director, and stage manager for various projects. He is currently writing the play and book series Mark Twain and the War of Wizards, which is a historical fantasy about Nikola Tesla, his rivalry with Thomas Edison, narrated by Mark Twain. He came to Colorado Springs to do research on Nikola Tesla and fell in love with the area. He is currently working with world famous, artist and sculptor, Stan Mullins to build a statue of Nikola Tesla for the city of Colorado Springs.

Dr. Steve Ruskin is an award-winning historian of astronomy, with a PhD in History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of "America's First Great Eclipse: How Scientists, Tourists, and the Rocky Mountain Eclipse of 1878 Changed Astronomy Forever", one previous book and over fifty articles, chapters, and reviews. He was a visiting researcher at Cambridge University, England, on a grant from the National Science Foundation, and is an alumnus of the Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop. He currently serves as the moderator of HASTRO-L, the long-running history of astronomy listserv, and is on the Board of Advisors for the National Space Science & Technology Institute. A native of Colorado Springs, Colorado, he occasionally writes science fiction, and has also been a mountain bike guide on Pikes Peak.

The live presentation will be held at the Manitou Springs Heritage Center, 517 Manitou Avenue Manitou Springs, Colorado 80829. Visit our free museum.

For more information, call 719-685-1454, email: [email protected], or visit www.manitouspringsheritagecenter.org.

Teens & Adults, 50 max

Hosts: Cool Science & Manitou Springs Heritage Center

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Manitou Springs Heritage Center, 517 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, United States

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