If I could meet a historical figure I would want to meet Nikola Tesla. He was a man that was criticized and taken advantage of so others could make money. He didn’t let people dictate what he studied or invented. A man that knew what he wanted and did what was necessary to get it done. That included giving money away, having a relationship, and going against others in his field. He thought outside the box and was ahead of his time.
Nikola Tesla was born in Smiljan, Croatia on July 10, 1856 during a thunder storm. He got his inventive side from his mother. His father wanted him to go into the priesthood, which Tesla had no interest in doing. He attended the Johanneum Polytechnic in Graz, Austria. That is where he became fascinated with electricity and built his first motor. He lost his scholarship and went back home. After his father’s death he went to Prague University to study math, physics and philosophy. Tesla would go to Paris eventually making his way to the United States. He would spend the rest of his life in the United States; even becoming a U.S. citizen. He would work for and with Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse
He was not scared to think outside the box and take chances on what he believed in. John Stone stated “I misunderstood Tesla. I think we all
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I would be able to talk about the power that is required, the type of radios, and how far they transmit. I think he would be impressed to know that it isn’t just voice communication but also data communications. The fact that we can transmit around the world with a man packed radio and that we can send a signal into space and the satellite will send that signal back to earth using a different frequency. That the signal could go to a different country and still be understandable. That the signal could be voice transmission or that it is a data
Nikola Tesla was born on July 10,1856 into a Serbian family. He was born in the village of Smiljan, Croatia. He was the fourth of five children born to Milutin & Duka Tesla. Milutin, Nikola’s father was an Orthodox priest and a writer. His Mother, Duka had a talent for making home craft tools and mechanical appliances. His father wanted him to become a priest but he was more like his Mother and drawn to inventing and the sciences.
Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) was an eccentric man that was many lifetimes ahead of his generation. He was a man that dreamed of giving the world an unlimited supply of wireless energy. His genius imagination allowed him to think outside the box and solve issues that others had thought were unsolvable. Nikola Tesla proposed his vision for a system powered by an alternating current generator to Thomas Edison and was shot down because Thomas Edison’s power structure had already been established using a direct current system. The two butt heads however Nikola Tesla was relentless. After being used and rejected by Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla picked himself and went toe to toe with the most prolific inventor. The stage for David vs Goliath was set. Through Nikola Tesla’s borderline obsession to solve the design for an alternating current motor and sacrificing his own opportunity to become a wealthy man, we now live in a very efficient world where everyone reaps the rewards of his genius, few know his name, and even fewer know what he did.
...ts that are required by them). Thereby, it was Tesla’s interactions with the issue of human inability that led to the production of the petroleum of the world, and proved to be an emissary for affirmative alteration - almost unmatchable.
As James Levine is famous for saying, “I was lucky that I met the right mentors and teachers at the right moment.” To me, one of the greatest mentors of innovative scientific history was Nikola Tesla. That being said, if given the opportunity to spend the next year of my life in a different time period I would like to live during the year 1942 so I could work beside Tesla. This was the year before Tesla died, a time when he had experienced the full scope of his expertise and could impart that wisdom to me. My questions about his popularity would be answered in full. Questions about Tesla’s integrity could lead to the answer to the legendary disputes about what was rightfully his. Legends about genius inventions that could only be imagined
“Who do you think is the greatest inventor to ever walk on the earth?” If a group of people were to be asked this question the responses would surely be predictable; Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs, Samuel F.B. Morse, or the obvious Thomas Edison. However, if this group knew the life and contributions of Serbian- American scientist and inventor, Nikola Tesla, all of their answers would surely change. You may not be able to say that “Tesla” is a house hold name, on the other hand, his idea and contributions to technology continue to exist in our households themselves. Despite his lack of funds, Tesla managed nearly three hundred patents. Many of the inventions for which these patents were issued still exist in our every lives; the remote control, the induction motor, and the radio are just a few pieces of technology that were helped brought to life by the mind of Nikola Tesla. In addition to these physical innovations, Tesla also discovered more efficient and economic ways to transport and transform electrical energy. Every time a cell phone charger is plugged into the wall, or a television is turned on, the type of electricity that passes through the device is alternating current, a theory developed and utilized by Tesla. The system of power lines that run from the power plant to the homes across the globe was also an Idea of Tesla. These innovations would arguably, in the opinion of many, make Nikola Tesla the greatest inventor who ever lived. No one man ever accomplished so much by himself.
Nikola Tesla was born July 10 1856 in Smiljan Lika, somewhere in the Hungarian empire. During
Croatian with Serb genes, inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern electricity supply system. His name is not generally celebrated or well known, but this intense man basically invented the Twentieth Century. 'Like all great magicians, he has done all but disappeared.' Nikola Tesla is, however, responsible for so many things we often take for granted or think someone else invented:things like alternating current, wireless communication, the electric motor, lasers and radar, x-rays, neon, robotics, remote control, the expansion of ballistics, nuclear physics and theoretical physics, cellular technology, and even tactical space-warfare. Yet, he died alone, destitute, in a New York hotel room, ridiculed and vilified as a ''mad scientist''. How did this come to be ?
Nikola Tesla wasn’t fully known until the last few chapters of the book, Distant Waves by Suzanne Weyn, although he was the driving force for main plot points in the story. Throughout the novel, Tesla invented many new devices that help to drive the plot of the book forward, like the earthquake machine and the time machine. Tesla was the reason Jane was able to meet Thad and his time machine in the book is what saved Mimi, Thad, Jane and himself from possibly meeting death while the Titanic was sinking. Although, Tesla did have some questionable moments as well.
Tesla’s career as an inventor started when he was in his late twenties. He displayed his incredible understanding of electricity and physics when he created his first invention, the induction motor. The induction motor is a small, electric motor that has become a very useful machine. In fact, most household appliances run using Tesla’s induction motor (Vujovic 1). Score one for Tesla. Soon after he invented the induction motor, Tesla moved to America to try his luck at living the American dream. While in New York City, Tesla got the amazing opportunity to work for his hero, Thomas Edison. However, Tesla soon quit working for Edison due to some disagreements between the two inventors. And so with Edison and his men biting at Tesla’s heels, Nikola set out on his own to make a name for himself (Vujovic 1). Tesla soon became Edison’s greatest competitor. While tinkering in his lab with one of his inventions called the Tesla Coil, Tesla discovered that he could send and receive radio signals when his coils were tuned to the exact same frequency...
Thomas Alva Edison is a man of creativity and innovative thinking. According to Patricia Daniels, author of Thomas Edison, “Thomas Edison is regarded as one of history's most influential inventors, whose contributions to the modern era transformed the lives of people the world over.” Throughout his life span, he managed to achieve over 1,300 patents. A world record, no man could possibly break in their lifetime. From his early life, establishment of Menlo Park Laboratory, to inventing the phonograph and modernizing the first incandescent light bulb, via later years, he is sure the “Wizard of Menlo Park.”
Thomas Alva Edison was born February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. He was born the youngest of seven siblings to Samuel and Nancy Edison. His father was an political activist from Canada, and his mother was an
Nikola Tesla was a very influential scientist and inventor that was very curious to how he could make life easier for everyone. Tesla was born in what is now Croatia on July 10, 1856 and died on January 7, 1943 from coronary thrombosis, a blood clot in his heart. He had an interesting childhood and many contributions to technology.
Nikola Tesla is a man that many individuals associate with brilliance. Moreover, Tesla is a name that ignites impulses within an individual’s brain which illuminate, via bio-circuitry, the thought association of Tesla and brilliance, similar to the force we term as electricity. Brilliance however, shouldn’t be the only descriptive word to come to mind when thinking of one of the greatest engineers and inventors to live. Innovation and determination should be undoubtedly included in the list of descriptive words of Mr. Nikola Tesla. For without the innovative mind of Tesla, midcentury inventions as well as current technological advances would be nonexistent, or worse, credited to Thomas Edison.
Tesla went on the rest of his life receiving many accomplishments. He was given the Edison medal by the Vice President Behrend of the institute of Electrical Engineers, which was the most coveted electrical prize during that time. He even received many congratulatory letters from many acclaimed scientists, including Albert Einstein. Tesla died alone, without his two million dollar fortune, on January 7th, 1943. He passed in the Hotel New Yorker, room 3327 on the 33rd floor (source). Although he died without his fortune, he was long remembered. Long after his death, Tesla was recognized for his visions, his dreams, and his ambitions. Through his discoveries, the modern electrical era was born. Lance Armstrong even spoke highly of Tesla, “The world will wait a long time for Nikola Tesla’s equal in achievement and imagination.” (source)
Nikola Tesla was born in a small town called Smiljan, in what is now Croatia, during a lightning storm. Some would say that this would prove significant later in his life. He grew up the son of a Serbian Orthodox Reverend, and was one of five children. He was an avid reader, and would often memorize entire books.