I found this picture somewhere in teh internet鈥榮 darker corner and instantly became puzzled. This is a Lancia Stratos production line, obviously. But to the right of it a production line for the Lamborghini Urraco. What the two vehicles have in common is that they were designed by Bertone and they were made at about the same time, 1973-1978 for the Stratos and 1972-1979 for the Urraco. But one vehicle is a Lamborghini and the other is a Lancia. Lamborghinis were, and still are made in Sant鈥橝gata Bolognese and Lancias in Turin. The two automakers were more competitors than anything. And yet, here we are, Lambos and Lancias side-by-side on the production line. Soon we will find out more (I鈥檓 working on it) on the Lamborghini factory. The truth is that in Sant鈥橝gata Bolognese, the Lamborghini factory is not really a factory but rather an assembly plant. New Lambos are not even painted there, they鈥檙e just put together from all the different parts. And procedure was the same was for Lancia. Early production for both the Urraco and Stratos occurred in Turin, at Bertone. The bodies were then shipped to their respective assembly plants. It was like siblings with the Stratos and the Urraco, separated at birth, and who later turned on each other. Hamlet couldn鈥檛 have written a better story.
Nikola Tesla (July 10, 1856 to January 7, 1943) was an engineer known for designing the alternating-current (AC) electric system, which is still the predominant electrical system used across the world today. He also created the "Tesla coil," which is still used in radio technology. Born in modern-day Croatia, Tesla came to the United States in 1884 and briefly worked with Thomas Edison before the two parted ways. He sold several patent rights, including those to his AC machinery, to George Westinghouse. He was also a pioneer in the discovery of radar technology, X-ray technology, remote control and the rotating magnetic field 鈥?the basis of most AC machinery. Tesla is most well-known for his contributions in AC electricity and for the Tesla coil. Tesla designed the alternating-current (AC) electrical system, which would quickly become the preeminent power system of the 20th century and has remained the worldwide standard ever since.
In 1887, Tesla found funding for his new Tesla Electric Company, and by the end of the year he had successfully filed several patents for AC-based inventions. Tesla's AC system soon caught the attention of American engineer and businessman George Westinghouse, who was seeking a solution to supplying the nation with long-distance power. 60,000 in cash and stock in the Westinghouse Corporation. As interest in an AC system grew, Tesla and Westinghouse were put in direct competition with Thomas Edison, who was intent on selling his direct-current (DC) system to the nation. A negative press campaign was soon waged by Edison, in an attempt to undermine interest in AC power. Unfortunately for Edison, the Westinghouse Corporation was chosen to supply the lighting at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, and Tesla conducted demonstrations of his AC system there. In 1895, Tesla designed what was among the first AC hydroelectric power plants in the United States, at Niagara Falls. The following year, it was used to power the city of Buffalo, New York 鈥?a feat that was highly publicized throughout the world and helped further AC electricity鈥檚 path to becoming the world鈥檚 power system.
In the late 19th century, Tesla patented the Tesla coil, which laid the foundation for wireless technologies and is still used in radio technology today. The heart of an electrical circuit, the Tesla coil is an inductor used in many early radio transmission antennas. The coil works with a capacitor to resonate current and voltage from a power source across the circuit. Tesla himself used his coil to study fluorescence, x-rays, radio, wireless power and electromagnetism in the earth and its atmosphere. In 2003, a group of engineers founded Tesla Motors, a car company named after Nikola Tesla dedicated to building the first fully electric-powered car. 30 million to Tesla in 2004 and serves as the company鈥檚 co-founder CEO. In 2008, Tesla unveiled its first electric car, the Roadster. A high-performance sports vehicle, the Roadster helped changed the perception of what electric cars could be. In 2014, Tesla launched the Model S, a lower-priced model that, in 2017, set the Motor Trend world record for 0 to 60 miles per hour acceleration at 2.28 seconds.
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