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Active inventor Nikola Tesla at the 19th end of the century is a great man of the science and technology that builds the base of today's AC power system according to the inventions such as the AC motor, the alternating current dynamos, and transformers. Moreover, a lot of inventions such as an electrical discharge lighting, high frequency therapies, and bladeless turbines (Tesla Turbine) have been left also in a wireless field besides pioneering achievements of radiotelegraphy, a wireless telephone, a radio, and a radio control, etc. are given. It is commemoration of such distinguished services for an international unit that shows the magnetic flux density that "Tesla: T" is adopted. "The invention was an inspiration of 1% and an effort of 99%" declared Edison who was his rival, but Tesla valued the inspiration more than what as for Edison, and it was thought that the effort was naturally attended. His creativity has been succeeded exceeding the age at the present age. For instance, the idea of the pocket-sized wireless machine that he planned 100 years ago has been achieved as a cellular phone at the present age. Similarly, the experiment for practical use is advanced as wireless power transmittion using micro wave as for wireless power transmission. Moreover, the research is advanced as a major technology of the natural energy use in a university all over the world and the laboratory as for Tesla Turbine. The rise with worldwide concern for Tesla is shown along with it. Tens of thousands of web sites concerning him exist in the Internet, and about 10 million becomes a hit at once when "Tesla" is retrieved by index site "Google" now. Popularity and eminence rise, and the chance to be taken up with media of the television, the magazine, the cartoon, the game, and music, etc. increases in Japan in recent years, too. The number also of fans increases, and the exchange has deepened around the community, Brog, and the homepage etc. of the Internet. A grand all over the world celebration is supposed to be held about the Tesla in commemoration of around and his great achievement as for the birth in the year of 150 years that should be commemorated in 2006. Then, domestic researcher Tesla and the fan decided to gather in response to this, and to plan the event that commeorates the birth also in Japan. A lecture, a symposium, a film showing, Tesla coil performance, various exhibitions, and the commemorative publication, etc. are scheduled about the content. The evaluation cannot be called the enough one yet though a great achievement of Tesla is a common property to the human race. It is the one for this commemoration event to know a universal achievement of Tesla widely in and out, and to pray for the next generation if becoming a chance to tell the interest of the science to the young people and children. The 150th Anniversary of Nikola Tesla Birth Planning and Executive Committee | P |