The Magical Story of the Greatest Geek Who Ever Lived
Send to KindleI want to be excited, thrilled, and ecstatic about all sorts of things as long as I live. ~Win Couchman
I have a confession to make. This post isn’t even close to what I had originally planned for today; but I am a long time fan of magician Marco Tempest and when I discovered his latest TED Talk presentation which combines inspiration, history and the art of storytelling, I couldn’t resist pulling a little magic switcheroo of my own.
You will like this – I promise!
Combining projection mapping and a pop-up book in his short 6 minute talk, Marco tells the visually arresting story of Nikola Tesla — called “the greatest geek who ever lived” — from his triumphant invention of alternating current to his penniless last days.
Now if you’re not familiar with Tesla’s name it may be because he was around at the same time as Thomas Edison and it seems much of his work was overshadowed by Edison’s. In fact, when I went in search of a bit of background information on Tesla I discovered that he actually worked for Edison for a time and some historians are of the opinion that Edison actually took credit for at least some of Tesla’s work. I’m not going there in this post … but if after viewing Marco’s presentation you decide you’d like to learn more about the “Greatest Geek” I’ve included a link to his bio at the end.
In the meantime, let’s enjoy another awesome presentation by Marco Tempest.
If you’d like to learn more about Tesla, here is a link to just one of the biographies available online. If you’d like to learn more about Marco Tempest, here’s a link to his website, and to a previous TED Talk I featured here, The Magic of Truth and Lies and iPods.
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I am not familiar with Marco Tempest’s video about Tesla on TED. But as I have watched the video, it really made me amazed by him and by his ideals. How great person is he. He made an impressive history by his own and on his show. Wow! Amazing! Thanks for introducing him to me. I am fascinated!
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Thank you so much Marty for sharing Marco Tempest’s video about Tesla on TED. Honestly, I don’t really know Tesla or anything about his background. It is really fascinating how he tests his hypothesis in his mind.
The story of Tesla and how he brought change and development in our society through his profound thinking is amazing. I also admire Marco Tempest for being such a great story teller. He has the ability to capture the attention of thousands of viewers.
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Marquilta,
Love Tesla and this was a great way to present the magic that was his mind. Someday they will do a proper movie of his life.
Gary
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Hi Marquita,
What an amazing video. Thanks for posting this. I watched it twice because it was so incredible!
The “magic” aspect does have me thinking of all the different ways things work.
I always find that I learn more from story telling that anything else. Maybe it is just how my brain accepts things.
Thanks Marquita, I found this to be a most refreshing post!
Donna
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Donna Merrill recently posted..Why I Left The Empower Network
Marquita: Although I have hear quite a bit about Tesla throughout the years, the manner in which the story is told was mesmerizing…love the integration of technology into great storytelling! Thanks for sharing such a fantastic video!
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I’d never heard of synesthesia until watching this video. It’s interesting how different neural pathways overlap. After reading this blog post, I looked the term up in Wikipedia and was interested to learn that many on the autism spectrum can experience this. And that many creative people have this condition. In fact, I wonder if Marco deals with this himself. Even more powerful is the way in which he Tesla and Marco envision using their creativity to benefit humankind.
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So glad you enjoyed the presentation Steve. Of course TED Talks are always a treat, but as a visual person and lifelong learner I really love the way Marco shares his amazing creative talent
WOW! This was the best presentation I have ever seen could only have been better if I were there in person. I have heard of Tesla but had forgotten much about his accomplishments. Over shadowed by Edison. Marco Tempest is a creative genius. Thanks for sharing this post. I have to go watch it again.
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Welcome Lydia – so glad you enjoyed it. Marco is pretty amazing and I agree, I’d love to have the opportunity to see him in person one of these day. Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts
What an enchanting story, especially the way it was told. I was mesmerized the whole way through, and disappointed when it ended! I wonder if there’s anyone else who can visualize like that, wouldn’t it be wonderful to be able to do that? I remember someone who was teaching how to plan a marketing funnel, said that all successful internet marketers (or any business for that matter) plan their sales funnel. This teacher said he knew of only one multi millionaire online entrepreneur who didn’t write the plan down – instead he visualizes it all in his mind. Maybe he’s a little like Teslo.
Thanks Marquita, I really enjoyed that!
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Hi Julieann, so glad you enjoyed the presentation – he really is pretty amazing, huh? I love it when people inspire us to look at things in new and fresh ways
I’ve never seen this show before. It’s amazing what he does with his show. It’s very impressive. Tesla is someone I’d never heard of either. Thanks for the introduction.
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Hey Anne, he is pretty cool, huh? While I wouldn’t call myself a serious fan of magic, I love it when people use their skills to inspire us to look at things in new and different ways