“The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.” — Nikola Tesla

You’ve probably heard about the great inventors Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison. Both had a crucial impact on the development of science, and the world as we know today. Due to their efforts we now have access to electric lighting, the film camera, the electric motor, knowledge of laser usage, and wireless communication.

Nikola Tesla (left) and Thomas Edison (right)

Accounts of that time indicate that young Tesla was a great admirer of Edison, and wanted to meet him. However, a lack of funds did not permit him to visit the inventor in the USA at an early age. In time, and with the help of one of his professors, Tesla managed to gather the money, and left Europe to meet Edison. Although initially friends, their fruitful collaboration came to an end once the War of Currents began.

While Edison promoted Direct Current (DC), Tesla advocated for the use of Alternating Current (AC). Without getting into detail, the former allows current to flow in a single direction, while in the case of AC current flow changes direction periodically. This means that only the usage of DC may be accurately tallied, and taxed. Considering the fact that only DC provided a business opportunity, it was Edison who received the funds to develop his project. The rest is history, and nowadays we rely on the utilization of DC. Furthermore, Edison never forgave Tesla for developing an alternative to his idea. Historians go as far as indicating that Edison relied on his wealth and influence to overturn Tesla’s patent for the radio, which was some years later awarded to Marconi.

Could things back then have gone the other way? We’ll never know. Can this history repeat itself today? With the help of Scienceroot, certainly not!

Relying on blockchain technology, an immutable ledger accessible to anyone worldwide, Scienceroot was able to develop and launch unalterable, time stamped scientific repositories. Now, via Scienceroot, all scientist are able to load their research ideas, and results, in an unmodifiable, online “account book”, which records the exact time when the idea or result was uploaded. You may already create a Scienceroot account here, and start using it’s scientific repositories right away.

By all accounts, Tesla didn’t mind Edison’s wrath, and the alteration of his radio patent. However, through the usage of Scienceroot’s scientific repositories, such a rueful behavior will never be possible again, with the achievements of scientists being immediately stored, and time stamped. In addition, much of Tesla’s genius work was lost. The scientific repositories will also assure that the labor of current and future scientist will not get lost, nor stolen.

Furthermore, Scienceroot plans to develop an online funding library, where scientist from around the world may crowdfund their research projects. Tesla didn’t get the chance to properly develop his product, with businessmen investing in Edison’s DC, due to his project being the one to assure an increase in revenue. We at Scienceroot believe that all scientist should have the possibility to gather funds for their work. Therefore, besides building an online funding library, where most research grants and funding opportunities will be indexed, Scienceroot will also allow researchers to present their research ideas to all who are interested in crowdfunding it.

Finally, after Tesla’s separation from Edison, it took a while until he was able to find, and partner up with Westinghouse, a fellow scientists who supported his ideas. Unfortunately, it was already too late. Such predicaments are gone, with today’s technology enabling scientists worldwide to connect and collaborate online, thus expediting the advancements in science. However, another feature of Scienceroot, the collaboration platform, will allow researchers to connect, exchange ideas, and team up more easily and secure. Through their blockchain based, immutable academic profiles, scientists may flag their domain of interest, and find fellow researchers who resonate with their ideas, almost instantaneously, without having to fear that they might, for example, be impersonated by others.

We at Scienceroot are determined to help science flourish, and never again allow such predicaments in the scientific discovery process, as those experienced by Tesla. Should you feel the same, please be informed that you may invest in the project until August 15th here.

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