Resident Dorrian Porter thought the perfect symbol of the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit of Silicon Valley would be the early 1900s inventor, who is also the namesake of local electric-car company Tesla Motors.
Porter commissioned Menlo Park artist Terry Guyer to design a bronze statue of the inventor, who was credited for making huge strides in the development of alternating current and wireless electricity.
A statue of Nikola Tesla in Silicon Valley that radiates free wifi in memory of his dream of free power for the whole world.
Porter launched a successful Kickstarter.com campaign to raise $127,000 from 722 donors in 30 days, one of whom -- an anonymous family foundation -- put in $20,000 at the 11th hour to push the project over its goal.
Reference Links
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dorrian/a-statue-of-nikola-tesla-in-the-silicon-valley
https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2013/12/06/nikola-tesla-statue-to-be-unveiled-in-palo-alto