Tesla

[Dexman PE PMP]

Just broke $400k, plus they have the support from Elon Musk...

 

[Master slacker]

Something tells me the site will be a museum...

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

Almost $500k...

 

[Master slacker]

HFS! $551,254!

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

Just shy of $725k...

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

$900k in 6 days.

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

$1M

http://theoatmeal.co...tesla_museum_1m

The infographic linked within this article was pretty cool too. It shows where the money came from and how quickly it was raised.

 

[Supe]

The awesomeness of that fundraiser, and the end result, cannot be put into words.

 

[FLBuff PE]

There was a story on NPR this AM about this.

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

The fundraiser ended over the weekend. A total of $1,370,511 was raised, plus the $850k matching grant means they have over $2.2M to get started!!

 

[Wolverine]

"*******."

"Don't you know green energy is for people who are bad at math?"

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/06/nyregion/group-buying-long-island-estate-for-tesla-memorial.html?_r=1

To quote The Oatmeal: In short: we just bought a ******* Tesla museum!

 

[Capt Worley PE]

Yesterday the world marked the anniversary of the death of one of the most important inventors in history - Nikola Tesla. Tesla died aged 86 on January 7 1943 in New York, exactly 70 years ago, and was remembered largely for inventing the electrical system.

Badass of the Week: Nikola Tesla

 

[Capt Worley PE]

http://theoatmeal.com/blog/tesla_museum_saved

 

[envirotex]

Elon is posting want ads on Twitter...woo hoo!

http://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/380454034659753984