The Man Who Lit the World
Some might return from a long day of work, turn on the lamp, and flop down on the couch to read a book. Others might grab the remote and turn on the TV. However, chances are that one never really gave much thought to how these technologies work – or the people whom made it possible. If asked, some might answer that Edison laid the foundation for today’s electrical grid. Others might say that Guglielmo Marconi invented the radio. However, few would mention Nikola Tesla, perhaps one of the greatest inventors of all time: the pioneer of AC electricity, the radio, and even television. Despite being overshadowed by many other famous people of his time, Tesla’s research and inventions had a massive impact on American society and the world.
Tesla was born on July 10th, 1856 in what is modern day Croatia. He was born to his father, Milutin Tesla, and his mother, Duka Tesla. His father was a Serbian Priest while his mother was an inventor. She created many things to make tasks around the house easier, including the mechanical egg beater. Tesla attributed all of his “inventive instincts” to his mother (“Master of Lightning”). The inspiration that his mother provided would eventually lead him to create his world-changing inventions.
Tesla studied math and science at the Austrian Polytechnic School in Graz. One day, he was inspired by his physics teacher demonstrating a Gramme dynamo, a DC generator. Tesla suggested that he could make it much more efficient by removing the sparking commutators. His professor mocked him, saying that it would “be like building a perpetual motion machine” (“Master of Lightning”). It would not be until later, when he began work at a telephone company in Budapest, that this idea would ...
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...l, and the induction motor, Tesla invented many other things, including dynamos (electrical generators) and worked on a world-wide communication system. He also pioneered radar, x-ray technology, and the rotating magnetic field, the basis of all AC machinery. Nikola Tesla had an enormous impact on American society, for even to this day, his ideas and inventions are widely used and adaptions of them can be seen almost anywhere.
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All my money has been invested into experiments with which I have made new discoveries enabling mankind to have a little easier life,” Tesla (1927). This philosophy of Tesla hold true on both accounts, Tesla did make life easier for mankind and he did invest all his money attempting to accomplish that task. “Despite his accomplishments, however, Tesla died penniless and without the accolades that would he would ultimately earn over a century later,” according to Whipps (2014). Aside from the above quote which reminds us of how determined Tesla was, we have various technologies that current culture utilizes on an everyday basis which solidifies his importance on society. For example, Tesla is responsible solely for or developing the technology or methods which enable, alternating current, light, x-rays, radios, remote controls, electric motors, robotics, lasers, wireless communications and potential limitless free energy. An argument could be made that Tesla has had such a profound influence on our society that the inevitable switch to battery operated, fully automatized motor vehicles is led by a company which utilizes the brand name of
Nikola Tesla (Physicist, Inventor, Futurist) – Nikola Tesla was a Serbian American electrical engineer, inventor, physicist, futurist and mechanical engineer who was recognized for his assistance in the proposal of alternating current (AC) for the system of electricity. He was born on July 10, 1856 in Smiljan, Austrian Empire which is presently known as Croatia. His father was named Milutin Tesla and was an Orthodox Priest. While his mother, Duka Tesla, was good in making home mechanical appliances, craft tools and has the skill to memorize Serbian poems.
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Nikola Tesla was a Serbian American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer and physicist. He was also considered an eccentric genius and recluse. Tesla is best known for his feud with Thomas Edison over AC power Versus DC Power. He was also well known for inventing the Tesla Coil which is still used in radio technology today. Nikola Tesla was mostly forgotten until the 1990’s when there was a resurgence of interest in popular culture.
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The man that was overlooked for much of history, nearly forgotten about. Nikola Tesla revolutionized the way we lived then and now. The Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla was born in what is now Smiljan, Croatia. At a young age Tesla had by interested in electricity. Many researchers believe that he became so interested when his mother, Djuka Mandic, who invented her own household appliance in her spare time. Tesla's Father was a writer and an Orthodox priest, and he wanted his son Nikola to also become a priest. Nikolas interests remained in sciences. Tesla studied at the Realschule, Karlstadt in 1873, the Polytechnic Institute in Graz, Austria and the University of Prague. At first he intended to specialize in physics and mathematics,
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