The Hydro power tour is a special attraction for our Gala Guests.  Guest will pre-register for this private and free tour.

 Breakfast will be available at the hotel.  Brief introduction to the program will be shared at the Hotel along with full details of the tour. 

Power arrived on August 25, 1898  This was the first building to receive power in Hamilton 

Completed in 1898, and in continuous operation ever since.  This is the oldest Hydro Power Generating station in production in Canada

Opened on January 1, 1905, this station is a replica of the Adams Power Station in Niagara Falls NY  build using Nikola Tesla patents.  Adams was the first power plant to transmit power over long distance.  Rankine is the last of the station still in tact.  Walk trough history.

The Tesla Statue was dedicated in 2006 on what would have been Nikola Tesla's 150th Birthday

History  - The greatest development in Hamilton's History was about to unfold, but would it work?  Only one person knew for sure.  Tesla had patented the complete system in 1888.

Prior to Nikola Tesla, In Edison's DC electric micro systems, electricity    traveled only a  few miles.  The Five Johns plans called for a transmission that was 35 miles (54 Km) long.  

They consulted the great inventor, Nikola Tesla, who assured them that it was possible. John Patterson's dream would come true on August 25, 1898, when power arrived in Hamilton over the 2nd longest power transmission in the world.

New for 2019 - The Festival will feature the TESLA SCIENCE FAIR. 

Building on our experience as a strong supporter of the Bay Area Science & Engineering Fair, and our awards at BASEF, HWDSB and McMaster University Scholarship, 

This year we take the next logical step and invite students grade 6 -12 to present their project that have a direct Tesla linkage or are inspired by Tesla, his inventions  and body of knowledge.

Register https://tinyurl.com/NTECproject

Nikola Tesla has given us some of the most important patents of all time.  His patents are the foundation of much of yesterday's, today's and even future technology.  Few know of him, yet we use his inventions every day in countless applications.  You would be hard pressed to avoid his inventions  and would be living in the days of horse buggies, and candle light.  Night would be dark, and you would be using a telegraph or a letter to communicate.  you would not enjoy wireless communications from around the world.  He harness Niagara Falls and turned night into day.  He was a dreamer and a visionary. He visualized and invented the 20th Century.

Tesla is a True GENIUS.  

 "Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I have really worked, is mine. "   Nikola Tesla.

NIkola Tesla Educational Corp (NTEC) is a not for profit organization that is registered Charity for income Tax Purposes.  

NTEC mission is to educate the public about Nikola Tesla, his inventions and his contribution to society.  

The goal is to educate the students and to inspire them to pursue higher education and to innovate.

Established in 2014, the NTEC has successfully spearheaded and raised the fund to "Put Tesla on the MAP"

Excess funds from this has been dedicated to awards & scholarships for students.

NTEC has presented Nikola Tesla awards at the Bay Area Science and Engineering fair since 2015.  There are over 100 recipients  of the Nikola Tesla Award.  Awards are presented to Project that demonstrate elements of Nikola Tesla's inventions.

Awards are used to inspire the students.  Many o the students are unaware that their project actually displayed Nikola Tesla elements.  

The Top 3 projects, generally, are fully aware of Nikola Tesla and that their project are inspired by his inventions.

The plasma ball is built using a small tesla coil.  

This plasma ball,  16 inches in size,  is used in presentation to demonstrate how a tesla coil can illuminate the plasma inside a ball.

This Plasma Ball capability to light up florescent lights was demonstrated by students  at BASEF 2019.

This Plasma Ball will be on display at the Festival.  Kids will have an opportunity to experience first hand.  

This is a form of Tesla Magic.

The Tesla Coil was critical component in the wireless communication of the early 1900's.  The coil was first demonstrated by Nikola Tesla in 1898.

This coil is used in presentation to duplicate Tesla's magical demonstration in 1898.   Students get an opportunity to see if a florescent light will light up in their hands.

This coil will be demonstrated at the Festival.  It plays music and produces spark that 2 feet long.  

Learn more about the Tesla Coil and how it can inspire kids of all ages.

Put Tesla on the Map was the rally behind this internationally  funded campaign.  Donation were received from as far away as India, and Australia.  

The City of Hamilton linkage to Nikola Tesla is well documented in history.

Nikola Tesla Blvd is the most prominent display of Nikola  Tesla outside of  Serbia that has the Nikola Tesla Museum, Nikola Tesla Streets, Nikola Tesla Airport and the Nikola Tesla Power Station.  These signs are seen by over a quarter million daily on the QEW.  You can not miss these signs.  There are a total of 20 sings ranging in size from 10 to 80 square feet.

The Cataract Power Company building plans above show the layout of the site located at 366 Victoria Ave, Hamilton, Just north of the General Hospital.

The original building is still standing, as a testimony to Hamilton's history as the first Major City in Canada to be powered using Nikola Tesla's AC power system.

The company later became the Dominion Power and Transmission Co. Ltd.  

John Patterson learned about Nikola Telsa's AC Polyphase System as early as 1890.  In 1894 he traveled to Niagara Falls to view the Adams Power Generation Station under construction.  Patterson quickly confirmed his knowledge when the Five Johns used Tesla's inventions to deliver power to Hamilton.  Decew PGS  today is the oldest continuously functioning power generation station around.  Decew I Power Generating Station commenced producing of hydroelectric power on August  25, 1898.  

This development sparked a whole new age.  It is referred to as the 2nd industrial revolution.