Tesla's Statue in Palo Alto, California

Tesla Statue in Palo Alto, California - The statue was unveiled on December 7, 2013, and was the idea of a local resident named Dorrian Porter. Porter raised $127,000 through a Kickstarter.com campaign in 30 days to fund the making of the statue. He then commissioned a local artist named Terry Guyer to design a bronze statue of the famous inventor.