Wardenclyffe Tower project
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The Wardenclyffe Tower project was Nikola Tesla’s ambitious early-20th-century attempt to build a wireless transmission station for global communication and power distribution.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wardenclyffe Tower project canonical | 2 |
| Nikola Tesla’s Wardenclyffe laboratory | 1 |
| Nikola Tesla’s World Wireless System | 1 |
| Wardenclyffe Tower | 1 |
| Wardenclyffe Tower site | 1 |
| Wardenclyffe laboratory | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Wardenclyffe Tower project Context triple: [Nikola Tesla, notableWork, Wardenclyffe Tower project]
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Tuxedo Park private laboratory
Tuxedo Park private laboratory was an influential early 20th-century American research center where Alfred Loomis hosted pioneering work in physics and radar that significantly contributed to World War II science.
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Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory
The Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory was a key Manhattan Project research center at the University of Chicago where scientists developed nuclear reactor technology and laid the groundwork for the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
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Pioneer plaque project
The Pioneer plaque project was a scientific and artistic initiative to create and place engraved messages aboard the Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecraft, intended as a symbolic introduction of humanity to any extraterrestrial intelligence that might encounter them.
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Project Ozma
Project Ozma was the pioneering 1960 radio astronomy experiment led by Frank Drake that marked the beginning of the modern scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
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Seward’s Icebox
Seward’s Icebox is a derisive 19th-century nickname for the U.S. acquisition of Alaska, mocking Secretary of State William H. Seward’s purchase as a frozen, worthless wasteland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Wardenclyffe Tower project Target entity description: The Wardenclyffe Tower project was Nikola Tesla’s ambitious early-20th-century attempt to build a wireless transmission station for global communication and power distribution.
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A.
Tuxedo Park private laboratory
Tuxedo Park private laboratory was an influential early 20th-century American research center where Alfred Loomis hosted pioneering work in physics and radar that significantly contributed to World War II science.
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B.
Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory
The Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory was a key Manhattan Project research center at the University of Chicago where scientists developed nuclear reactor technology and laid the groundwork for the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
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C.
Pioneer plaque project
The Pioneer plaque project was a scientific and artistic initiative to create and place engraved messages aboard the Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecraft, intended as a symbolic introduction of humanity to any extraterrestrial intelligence that might encounter them.
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D.
Project Ozma
Project Ozma was the pioneering 1960 radio astronomy experiment led by Frank Drake that marked the beginning of the modern scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
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E.
Seward’s Icebox
Seward’s Icebox is a derisive 19th-century nickname for the U.S. acquisition of Alaska, mocking Secretary of State William H. Seward’s purchase as a frozen, worthless wasteland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
engineering project
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unfinished construction project ⓘ wireless transmission project ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tesla Tower
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Wardenclyffe Tower project ⓘ
surface form:
Wardenclyffe Tower
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| architect | Stanford White ⓘ |
| basedOn | Tesla’s theories of resonant wireless energy transmission ⓘ |
| category |
Demolished buildings and structures in New York (state)
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History of radio ⓘ Nikola Tesla ⓘ Wireless energy transfer ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
steel
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wood ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1901 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| demolishedDate | 1917 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Nikola Tesla ⓘ |
| developer | Nikola Tesla ⓘ |
| electricalSystem | high-voltage resonant transformer system ⓘ |
| endDate | circa 1917 ⓘ |
| fundedBy | J. P. Morgan ⓘ |
| hasEffect | influenced later visions of wireless power ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
popular culture depictions of Tesla
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speculative research on wireless power ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Wardenclyffe Tower structure
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laboratory building at Wardenclyffe ⓘ |
| height | about 57 meters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | site later preserved as a museum project ⓘ |
| inception | late 19th century concept ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| location |
Long Island
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surface form:
Long Island, New York
Shoreham, New York ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
wireless telecommunication
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wireless transmission of electricity ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nikola Tesla ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ambitious scale for global communication
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attempted wireless transmission of electrical power ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Nikola Tesla
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surface form:
Nikola Tesla (originally)
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| partOf |
Wardenclyffe Tower project
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Nikola Tesla’s World Wireless System
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| powerSource | nearby power plant (planned) ⓘ |
| projectStatus | never fully operational ⓘ |
| purpose |
global wireless communication
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wireless power distribution ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
demolition of tower in 1917
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withdrawal of funding by J. P. Morgan ⓘ |
| startDate | 1901 ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Wardenclyffe Tower project Description of subject: The Wardenclyffe Tower project was Nikola Tesla’s ambitious early-20th-century attempt to build a wireless transmission station for global communication and power distribution.
Referenced by (7)
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