Fiction Pick of the Week: "Restoration Ecology"
Science work, youth, and middle aged troubles.
Science work, youth, and middle aged troubles.
Laura Gibson Sundog Lit May 2017 15min Permalink
From PANK's Queer issue: a troubled life is explored alongside the life of Nikola Tesla.
"After leaving Edison, Tesla built the first alternating current induction motor in his own laboratory. He decided that at least if no one else believed in him, then he would believe in himself. When George Westinghouse bought his patent, Tesla finally understood that the American dream wasn’t about ideology—just about money. Westinghouse understood that type of power—that owning Tesla’s patent would make him very rich. Tesla didn’t mind Westinghouse becoming richer as long as Tesla had the funds to keep building the myriad of machines still churning in his brain."
Feagin Jones PANK Magazine Oct 2014 10min Permalink
Inside the minds of two people, one with the world’s best memory and one with the world’s worst.
Joshua Foer National Geographic Nov 2007 20min Permalink