Saturday, February 11, 2012

Question 1349: Zor ka Zhatka!

Pic shows person 'X' making notes below the machine ___________, which he supposed would be the most valuable of all his inventions. His work on the matter lead to a an open rivalry with another prominent scientist 'Y' working on similar issues.

Some sources have claimed that because of their animosity toward each other neither was given the Nobel Prize in Physics, despite their scientific contributions; that each sought to minimize the other's achievements and right to win the award; that both refused ever to accept the award if the other received it first; and that both rejected any possibility of sharing it.

The character 'X' appears in a 2006 movie 'Z' which also features some sort of a prototype of the machine ___________, albeit used for different purposes. The film also portrays the above mentioned rivalry to considerable extent.

X & Y? What invention? Which movie?

Answer:
X: Nikola Tesla
Y: Thomas Alva Edison
Pic shows Tesla's Magnifying Transmitter.
Tesla and Edison were popularly engaged in the 'War of currents'!
Movie 'The Prestige' shows glimpses of it.

17 Answers:

Nithin K A said...

x - tesla
y - Edison
z - prestige

Roopak K said...

X- Nikola Tesla
Y- Edison
machine- tesla coil
movie- prestige

Faizan Ashraf said...

X- Nicloa Tesla
Y- Thomas Alva Edison
INVENTION- TELEPORTATION MACHINE
MOVIE- THE PRESTIGE

Gklcap said...

X-nikola tesla
Y-thomas alva edison
z-the prestige

and the invention is the tesla coil

Arun said...

X- Tesla, Y- Edison, Z- The Prestige
The fight between the two was termed the 'War of the Currents'.
The machine is called the Transporter Man, I think.

abhilash said...

X--Tesla
Y--Edisson may be.
Movie-Prestige
Invention-AC power distribution system

indian said...

X- Nikola Tesla;
Y- Michael Faraday;
the prestige movie of 2006.

rishwin said...

seymour cray ? super computer ? a very random guess !

Rishi Deshpande said...

X- Tesla
Y- Edison
Invention- Tesla Coil

trinetra said...

X-tesla
Y-edison
invention is cloning
movie is prestige

Matthew said...

nicola tesla,thimas edison,the prestiege

wheelsandwings said...

X: Nikola Tesla
Y: Edison
Movie: Prestige
Invention:Magnifying transmitter

PJ said...

X-nikola tesla
Y-thomas alva edison
the invention is in his colorado springs lab.. an AC generator.
it is also supposed to be a perpetual energy source..
the movie is The Prestige

Unknown said...

X = Nicola Tesla
Y = Thomas Edison
Z = The Prestige

Anonymous said...

nikola tesla..movie is the prestige

-shreya

Anonymous said...

missed out on Y..thomas edison

-shreya

raghav said...

X-nikola tesla
Y-Thomas alva Edison
Z-the prestige(The real transported Man in the movie)
invention is AC current supply system.the one in the pic is a magnifying transmitter.