Transcript Implementation of Information Technologies at the Nikola

Implementation of
Information Technologies
at the Nikola Tesla Museum
and its Implications
Vladimir Jelenković
Director of the Nikola Tesla Museum
Belgrade • Serbia
CIMUSET 2009
Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Belgrade • 9 September 2009
Nikola Tesla and his Museum
The Nikola Tesla Museum
is a unique scientific and
cultural institution in the
world.
It is dedicated entirely to
the ingenious inventor,
scientist and electro and
mechanical engineer
Nikola Tesla (1856-1943)
who provided mankind
with a large number of
significant discoveries
and inventions.
Man Ahead of His Time
Tesla was so far ahead of his time
that many of his ideas are only
appearing today.
His legacy can be seen in
everything from the invention of the
induction motor, long-distance
electrical power distribution, Tesla
coil and high-frequency electricity
that led to the creation of neon and
fluorescent lighting, basics of radio
technology, remote control, wireless
communication, lasers, the
facsimile machine and hundreds of
other devices that are now an
essential part of our everyday lives.
His inventions through the
ingenuity of their solutions,
universality of application, and
breakthroughs in many fields of
technology and science, have
changed the world around us.
Man Ahead of His Time
Tesla is most famous for conceiving the rotating
magnetic field principle (1882) and then using it to
invent the induction motor together with the
accompanying alternating current long-distance
electrical transmission system (1888).
His patents and theoretical work still form the basis
for modern alternating current electric power (AC)
systems including the polyphase power distribution
system.
Nikola Tesla Museum
Nikola Tesla Museum is the
only museum in the world
which preserves the original
and personal inheritance of
Nikola Tesla. It possesses
several exceptionally valuable
collections with more than:
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150 000 original papers
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2000 books and journals
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1200 historical technical
exhibits
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1300 original photographs
and photo plates of
technical objects,
instruments and apparatus
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1000 plans and drawings.
Nikola Tesla Museum
in Belgrade
As the institution which
preserves the most
abundant in the world
collection of documents
on life and work of
Nikola Tesla, the
Museum plays a
significant role in
providing valuable
information to the
researchers in many
different scientific
fields.
Nikola Tesla Museum
The Nikola Tesla Museum, as the medium,
guardian, and promoter of Nikola Tesla’s
legacy, also increasingly becoming a unique
spot to exchange results of new research
studies in the fields of electrical and
mechanical engineering, history of science,
radio, invention and patent documentation,
affirming and promoting Tesla’s work, and
providing new evidence of his universal
significance.
UNESCO‘s Recognition
Appreciating the
universal importance of
Nikola Tesla and his
achievements, in 2003
UNESCO included
Tesla's archive into the
"Memory of the World
Register", as a segment
of movable documentary
heritage of mankind.
Implementation of
Information Technologies
at the Nikola Tesla Museum
To be a part of UNESCO the "Memory of the World
Register“ means a confirmation of the universal value of
Tesla’s work. For the Nikola Tesla Museum it means a
very high recognition, but, before all, a great obligation –
to protect and to provide access to the materials for the
people who can use it. Therefore, the Nikola Tesla
Museum developed a long-term project, which has been
successfully implemented over the last three years,
using an efficient strategy – providing access to the
documentation materials from Nikola Tesla’s personal
legacy in digital form.
The true value of this complex project, which includes
preparation and processing of archive materials, lies in
the concept of data processing applied to the
documentation material, and in strong IT support
through relational databases.
Digitalization
Press Clippings
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Press Clippings
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Inventory
Data Bases & Applications
Data Bases & Applications
The Implementation
of Information Technologies
The Implications
Many projects of the Museum realized over the last three
years in the field of publishing and exhibition are the
valuable results of the implementation of information
technologies at the Nikola Tesla Museum, and could not
have been realized on such a scale, and in such quality,
without the precisely defined computerized support.
The Implementation
of Information Technologies
The Implications
8 new thematical exhibitions and more
then 60 exhibition displays throughout the
world in the last 3 years
6 new editions and 30 new publications
about Nikola Tesla, his life, inventions,
patents, correspodence, research notes...
Numerous new possibilities for scientific
research and for activities in the field of
marketing, PR, and promotion
Exhibition
“Tesla’s Wonderful World of Electricity”
Dedicated to the 150th Anniversary of Nikola Tesla’s Birth and
to Tesla’s great achievements in many different fields of
modern science and technology
Exhibitions in:
• Belgrade • Perth • Strasbourg •
• Wien • Vancouver • Hannover • Paris
• Mulhouse • Sofia • Thessaloniki •
World Premier in Belgrade
on 9th July 2006
Roll-up Panels and Exhibits
Maquets and Active Models
Laboratory in
Colorado Springs
Adams’ Hydro Plant
at Niagara Falls
Tesla’s
Transformer
Travelling Exhibition
Travelling Exhibition
Museum of Western Power
“World of Energy”
Perth • Western Australia
September – October 2006
Museum of Western Power
“World of Energy”
Perth • Western Australia
Museum of Western Power
“World of Energy”
Perth • Western Australia
Techical University
Wien • Austria
October 2006
“BC HYDRO”
Vancouver • Canada
November 2006
“BC HYDRO”
Vancouver • Canada
Mayor’s of the City of Vancouver
Proclamation
Vancouver is a city of many people, festivals, events, crosscultural understanding and respect for the contributions that
engineers give to our everyday life;
Many engineers provide services to improve our lives, and
there are those who pioneered in electrical and mechanical
engineering without whom this world would look differently
today;
Tesla, electrical/mechanical engineer, scientist and
inventor gave to this world 250 patents that helped
development in electrical power engineering,
communication, controls and circuits;
This engineer was born 150 years ago in Europe and
imigrated to America, where he devoted his life to many
inventions and has contributed more to electrical
science than any man up to his time;
This Travelling Exhibit from Nikola Tesla Museum in
Belgrade: “Tesla’s Wonderful World of Electricity”
celebrates in Vancouver the life and inventions of this
world-renowned engineer, scientist and pioneer in the
field of electrical/mechanical engineering.
I, Samuel Sallivan, Mayor of the City of Vancouver, DO
HEREBY PROCLAIM the weeks of November 15th to
November 30th, 2006 as
TESLA’S WONDERFUL WORLD OF ELECTRICITY WEEKS
Cultural Center of Serbia
Paris • France
January – March 2007
Cultural Center of Serbia
Paris • France
Hannover Messe • Germany
April 2007
Hannover Messe • Germany
April 2007
Musée EDF Electropolis
Mulhouse • France
April – September 2007
Musée EDF Electropolis
Mulhouse • France
Nikola Tesla Museum
Exhibitions
in 2006 - 2009
From 2006 to 2009 Nikola Tesla Museum
organized and set up over 60 exhibitions
including Tesla’s Wonderful World of
Electricity and 7 other thematical exhibitions
These exhibitions have visited more then
200,000 visitors all around the world
Exhibition Catalog
“Tesla’s Wonderful World
of Electricity”
Exhibition
“Diplomas of Nikola Tesla”
Exhibition
“Books from Tesla’s Personal Library”
Exhibition
“Periodicals from Tesla’s
Personal Library”
Exhibition “Hand-Written by
Nikola Tesla – Font Tesla”
Exhibition “Tesla in Belgrade”
Exhibition “Tesla’s Fountain”
First Tesla’s Fountain
Opened in Belgrade • 12th July 2007
Tesla’s Fountain is located in
front of the Nikola Tesla Museum
Exhibition “Tesla’s Fountain”
Exhibition “Tesla’s Fountain”
New Editions
of the Nikola Tesla Museum
Monograph
“Nikola Tesla Museum 1952 - 2003"
“The Patents of Nikola Tesla
Towards the Definite Catalog”
“The Problem of Increasing
Human Energy”
“Tesla’s Wonderful World
of Electricity”
“My Inventions”
with the Correspondence between
Nikola Tesla and Hugo Gernsback
Special Editions
Bibliophile Edition
The Newest Edition
“From Colorado Springs to Long Island”
Nikola Tesla’s Research Notes from Colorado
Springs (1899-1900) and New York (1900-1901)
Who was Nikola Tesla?
Numerous scientists, writers, poets, and
filmmakers have been trying to find the
right words for this remarkable person:
Man Out of Time
The Man Who Lit the World
Prodigious Genius
Inventor of Dreams
The Man Who Invented the
Twentieth Century ...
This noble and modest man was an
exceptional genius, whose inventions
bridged three centuries and two
millennia. He is one of the genuine,
authentic Renaissance minds, which,
regardless of all the new ideas and
future scientific achievements of
humanity, will always be remembered as
those who changed the face of the
world with their humanistic visions and
universal achievements.
Interest in Nikola Tesla
is constantly growing
On the millennium scale of
human civilization, it is almost
impossible to find any other
person whose life and work have
attracted such a large spectrum
of attention of a wide range of
researchers:
 historians of science
 electrical, mechanical and
information technology
engineers
 experts in the fields of
telecommunication, aviation,
military science, medicine
 philosophers, psychologists,
ecologists, theologists...
New Recognitions to Tesla
Tesla Roadster
Car of the Future
The Tesla Roadster is an all-electric sports car
produced by the electric car firm Tesla Motors.
The Roadster can travel more then 400 km on a
single charge of its lithium-ion battery pack, and
can accelerate from 0–100 km/h in 3,9 seconds. An
improved, Sport version of the Roadster capable of
0–100 km/h in 3,7 seconds!
The Tesla personal
supercomputer
The Tesla personal
supercomputer
NVIDIA Tesla personal supercomputer
is claimed to offer up to 250 times the
performance of a standard PC or
workstation by dramatically reducing
computation times, in some cases
from weeks to hours!
Further pursuits towards fresh
meanings of Tesla’s work
It is certain that Tesla’s work will continue to
be an unavoidable milestone in the new era
of science and technology over the coming
decades.
Therefore, we are very pleased with any new
research and every contribution to the
promotion of Tesla’s great work.
Whishing you a Great and
Succesful CIMUSET Conference 2009!
Thank you and Welcome to the
Nikola Tesla Museum in Belgrade!