Why doesn't everyone know who Nikola Tesla was?

I saw this story on the BBC News iPad App and thought you should see it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19503846

** Why doesn't everyone know who Nikola Tesla was? **

Fans have rallied to buy the lab of inventor and electricity pioneer Nikola Tesla to turn it into a museum. But why do so few people appreciate the importance of Tesla's work?

Texas Road Will Inaugurate 85 MPH Speed Limit, Nation's Highest

I found the following story on the NPR iPad App:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/09/07/160764486/texas-road-will-inaugurate-85-mph-speed-limit-nations-highest?sc=ipad&f=1001

In Bike-Friendly Copenhagen, Highways For Cyclists

I found the following story on the NPR iPad App:

In Bike-Friendly Copenhagen, Highways For Cyclists
by Eleanor Beardsley

Courtesy: NPR - September 1, 2012

http://www.npr.org/2012/09/01/160386904/in-bike-friendly-copenhagen-highways-for-cyclists?sc=ipad&f=1001