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Nikola Tesla (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Тесла; 10 July 1856 – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian-American inventor, physicist, mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, and futurist. He was an important contributor to the use of commercial electricity, and is best known for developing the modern alternating current (AC) electrical supply system. His many revolutionary developments in the field of electromagnetism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were based on the theories of electromagnetic technology discovered by Michael Faraday. Tesla's patents and theoretical work also formed the basis of wireless communication and the radio.
Born in the village of Smiljan (now part of Gospić, present day Croatia), Tesla was a subject of the Austrian Empire by birth and later became an American citizen. Because of his 1894 demonstration of short range wireless communication through radio and as the eventual victor in the "War of Currents", he was widely respected as one of the greatest electrical engineers who worked in America. He pioneered modern electrical engineering and many of his discoveries were of groundbreaking importance. In the United States during this time, Tesla's fame rivaled that of any other inventor or scientist in history or popular culture. Tesla demonstrated wireless energy transfer to power electronic devices in 1891, and aspired to intercontinental wireless transmission of industrial power in his unfinished Wardenclyffe Tower project.
Elon Musk (born June 28, 1971) is a South African-born American business magnate, engineer and inventor. He is best known for co-founding SpaceX, Tesla Motors and X.com, which later became Paypal after acquiring the service. He is currently the CEO and Chief Designer of SpaceX, CEO and Product Architect of Tesla Motors and Chairman of SolarCity. While at those companies, Musk co-designed the first viable electric car of the modern era, the Tesla Roadster, a private successor to the Space Shuttle, Falcon 9/Dragon, and the world's largest Internet payment system, PayPal.
Elon Musk was born in Pretoria, South Africa, the son of a Canadian-American mother and a South African father. His maternal grandfather was from Minnesota, and had moved to Saskatchewan, where Musk's mother was born. His father is an engineer and his mother is an author, nutritionist and model, appearing on the cover of New York Magazine in 2011 and a Time Magazine supplement in 2010.
Musk bought his first computer at age 10 and taught himself how to program; by the age of 12 he sold his first commercial software for about $500, a space game called Blastar.
Actors: Dina Cataldi (actress), Jaiden Kaine (actor), Z. Joseph Guice (actor), Anna Lakomy (actress), Andrew Hsu (actor), Anissa Smith (actor), Gloria Chung (actress), Shobit Manchanda (actor), Jamal Blair (writer), Jeffrey Welk (actor), Justine S. Harrison (actress), Eric Elizaga (actor), Jamal Blair (actor), Arlene Ferreira (actress), Khadijjah Mote (actress),
Genres: Action,Actors: Myles Cranford (actor), Kai De Mello-Folsom (producer), David Janove (producer), David Janove (editor), David Janove (director), Brooke Lenzi (miscellaneous crew), Brooke Lenzi (actress), Matt Champagne (actor), Dave Child (writer), Dave Child (actor), Noah Staggs (actor), Ron Babcock (actor), Matt Manser (actor), Cathy Cunningham (actress), Cher Rue (actress),
Plot: Amber, Tamra and Dave make up the independent dance troupe LIQUID FEET. When a commercial for rain boots starring the troupe goes viral, the three got on a bus to Hollywood to make their dreams of making people happy through dancing come true.
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Henna Välkky (writer), Henna Välkky (editor), Henna Välkky (producer), Kerli Kyllönen (actress), Markus Laitinen (editor), Markus Laitinen (writer), Markus Laitinen (writer), Aaro Huhtala (actor), Oskari Koivula (actor), Katariina Haapanen (actress), Aki Kuukasjärvi (actor), Kauri Lehtinen (miscellaneous crew), Simo Reunamäki (composer), Samuel Häkkinen (director), Salli Häkkinen (actress),
Genres: Drama, Short, Thriller,Actors: George Kuchar (actor), Robin Griswold (writer), Robin Griswold (editor), Robin Griswold (director), Stacia Warren (producer), Cascade Wilhelm (composer), Cascade Wilhelm (writer), Cascade Wilhelm (actor), Tomo Saito (composer), Kent Long (actor), Cristina Victor (actor), Marya Krogstad (actor), Jeffrey Augustine Songco (actor), Stephen Shearer (actor),
Plot: Light the Water is the story of Tesla, a young woman isolated by attempts to find meaning in the life she has created. Equally afflicted by the visions of her dreams and her graphic, though insignificant day jobs, the line between her psyche and reality becomes beautifully reflexive. A week in Tesla's life subtly reveals how our typical assumptions of what is meaningful are ever complex and perpetually changing. Light the Water questions definitions of desire, fear, the mundane and what it means to choose to be alone.
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Short,Actors: John Archer Lundgren (actor), Jerry Hurst (actor), Andrew Fairley (editor), Ian Roddy (actor), Justin Rose (actor), Ian Roddy (writer), Justin Rose (writer), Logan Wade (writer), Matthew Vitale (editor), Eric C. Phillips (actor), John Scully (writer), Jesse Scully (director), Roderick Fayson (actor),
Plot: An urban legend depicting the rivalry and animosity that existed between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla, including the oft-repeated allegation that Edison conspired to have Tesla's laboratory burned down. The film also suggests that Edison "stole" the ideas and inventions of young unknown scientists. The rivalry between Edison and Tesla was frequently depicted as the "War of Currents". Whatever: Edison died rich and famous. Tesla died virtually unknown in poverty.
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: David Fishel (editor), Victor Warren (actor), Caitlin FitzGerald (actress), Bo Kaprall (actor), Justin Ellis (actor), Bob Ari (actor), Paul Barry (actor), Sushil Tyagi (producer), Asher Grodman (actor), Tuomas Hiltunen (actor), Richard Mazda (actor), Tom Pearl (actor), Todd Reichart (actor), Joel Shapiro (writer), Kathy Karbowski (costume designer),
Genres: Short,Actors: Thodoris Polizonis (actor), Dimitris Alexandris (actor), Evelina Papoulia (actress), Vasilis Tselemegos (actor), Nickoletta Marouli (miscellaneous crew), Pavlos Mavrikidis (actor), Dimosthenis Raptis (editor), Meni Tsarouha (writer), Thodoris Petropoulos (actor), Meni Tsarouha (director), Hrysa Georganta (actress), Vicky Stavropoulou (actress), Giorgos Kalomenopoulos (actor), Katerina Papanikolaou (costume designer), Alekos Arapis (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Barbara Goodson (actress), Tom Wyner (actor), Rebecca Forstadt (actress), Mike Reynolds (actor), Gregory Snegoff (actor), Richard Epcar (actor), Greg Finley (actor), Tony Oliver (actor), Cam Clarke (actor), Russell Johnson (actor), Steve Kramer (actor), Michael McConnohie (actor), Kerrigan Mahan (actor), Michael McConnohie (actor), Wendee Lee (actress),
Plot: In this movie consisting of the first three episodes of the abortive TV sequel series, we rejoin the characters of the first Macross portion of the series a couple of years after the destruction of Superdimensional Fortesses 1 and 2. Now, General Rick Hunter and Admiral Lisa Hayes are making the final preparations for a crucial intersteller expedition to the Robotech Masters' world of Tirol using the newly built SDF-3. This immense task is further complicated by preparations for their wedding which they agreed would be on the new ship just before it launches. Unknown to them however, the Robotech Masters are already enroute to Earth in a long voyage to reclaim the desperately needed protoculture energy supply that was hidden in SDF-1 and won't arrive for years. With their absence, the Invid, lead by the male leader of that enemy race to the Masters, the Regent, is attacking that weakened planet. He hopes to recover the stolen protoculture supply there, or at least exact genocidal revenge on his enemy.
Keywords: alien-invasion, anime, edited-from-tv-series, giant-robot, piloted-giant-robot, reconciliation, robot, sequel, space, weddingActors: Jim Carter (actor), Dennis Hopper (actor), Michael J. Pollard (actor), Ozzy Osbourne (actor), Eugene Lipinski (actor), Bruce Boa (actor), John Alderson (actor), Don Fellows (actor), Sam Douglas (actor), Patrick Isherwood (miscellaneous crew), Jeff Harding (actor), George Harris (actor), Randall Oliver (actor), Michael Feast (actor), Tony Lawson (editor),
Plot: A group of Vietnam vets disturbs television programs from a B-29 airplane. They want to sabotage Mrs Westinghouse's political campaign who is running for the Senate in support of US military involvement in South America. Mrs Westinghouse orders some nuclear missiles to be launched against the saboteurs, but they manage to avoid the impact and even succeed in exposing a big secret of hers.
Keywords: airplane, independent-film, pirate-broadcasting, pirate-television, the-star-spangled-banner, transvestite, vietnam-veteran