Tesla's earthquake machine

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:intellectual_property
gptkbp:academic_programs oscillator design
gptkbp:application theoretical applications in construction
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:urban_legends
resonance
Nikola Tesla's eccentricity
Tesla's vision of wireless energy transmission
gptkbp:community met with skepticism
gptkbp:controversy debate over effectiveness
gptkbp:criticism considered pseudoscience by some
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired fiction and conspiracy theories
gptkbp:cultural_references referenced in popular culture
gptkbp:cultural_symbol symbol of Tesla's genius
gptkbp:demonstration_location gptkb:Wardenclyffe_Tower
gptkbp:field seismology
gptkbp:has_lore part of Tesla's mythologized legacy
gptkbp:historical_context developed during the Second Industrial Revolution
gptkbp:historical_interpretation viewed as a curiosity
gptkbp:historical_significance part of early 20th-century innovation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tesla's earthquake machine
gptkbp:impact inspired future technologies
gptkbp:influenced modern conspiracy theories
engineering ethics discussions
alternative energy discussions
modern engineering concepts
gptkbp:inspired various artistic interpretations
gptkbp:inspired_by earthquake phenomena
gptkbp:invention gptkb:Nikola_Tesla
1898
gptkbp:is_a_framework_for based on physics principles
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of performed in 1898
gptkbp:is_debated_in debated among historians
gptkbp:legacy part of Tesla's mythos
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:mechanics vibration
gptkbp:mechanism_of_action vibrational energy transfer
gptkbp:media_appearances featured in documentaries
gptkbp:notable_event demonstration in 1898
gptkbp:notable_quote " I can set the whole city in motion."
gptkbp:public_interest sparked curiosity in the public
gptkbp:purpose to generate vibrations
gptkbp:related_concept mechanical resonance
gptkbp:related_to Tesla's other inventions
Tesla's vision of free energy
gptkbp:research limited research conducted
conducted in laboratory settings
gptkbp:scientific_limitations limited practical application
gptkbp:theoretical_limitations not fully realized in practice
gptkbp:theory theory of resonance
gptkbp:type mechanical oscillator