1898 Nikola facts
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In 1898 Nikola Tesla once tricked an entire crowd into believing they could control a toy boat by shouting commands - he had in fact invented Radio Control and was piloting the boat himself.
When Nikola Tesla showed in 1898 a radio controlled boat, people accused him of having a trained monkey driving it.
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Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla created one of the world's first wireless remote controls, unveiled at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 1898
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Nikola Tesla created the first logic gate in 1898 when he created the first remote controlled vehicle, over 50 years before Walther Bothe won the Nobel Peace Prize for it. He reportedly told onlookers multiple times it was simple science beforehand so that they would not think it witchcraft.
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In 1898 demonstrated a radio-controlled boat but was unable to interest the government in its military applications.
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In 1898 Nikola Tesla caused 'an earthquake' which drew police and ambulances to his laboratory in New York, which was the result of a small machine he had created and was experimenting with that, according to him ”you could put in your overcoat pocket.”
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Nikola Tesla caused an "earthquake" in New York City. 1898.
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Nikola Tesla invented & patented a drone in 1898. He believed the device had so much potential for destruction its existence could end all wars.
