Nikola Tesla By Karoline A. Woodhouse Introduction Although the use of electricity dates back to Benjamin Franklin’s days‚ it was not practical for use in the home until one person changed the way science thinks about it- Nikola Tesla. Nikola Tesla’s childhood‚ greatest inventions‚ and position as the electrician for the World’s Fair all shaped how he revolutionized the use of electricity and brought it to everyone in America. Childhood and Personal Life Born in a farm house on July 9‚ 1856
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"Were we to seize and eliminate from our industrial world the results of Mr. Tesla ’s work‚ the wheels of industry would cease to turn‚ our electric cars and trains would stop‚ our towns would be dark‚ our mills would be dead and idle. Yes‚ so far reaching is his work that it has become the warp and woof of industry... His name marks an epoch in the advance of electrical science. From that work has sprung a revolution..." -B.A. Behrend If you were to go to an encyclopedia and tried to find
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April 9‚ 2013 E Block The Madness Of Nikola Tesla ! In “Tesla Man Out Of Time” by Margaret Cheney‚ Nikola Tesla was personified as an erratic and eccentric innovator . Along with crazy electric experiments and bizarre OCD fits‚ Tesla did invent marvelous inventions. These include the radio‚ Tesla Coil‚ alternating current (AC)‚ X-rays‚ and arguably a death ray. The radio was not invented by Tesla‚ rather it was revolutionized by Tesla. In the late 19th century radios were almost like telegraphs
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In 1882‚ Nikola Tesla discovered the rotating magnetic field‚ a fundamental principle in physics and one of the greatest discoveries of all times. In February‚ 1882‚ Nikola Tesla was walking with his friend through a city park in Budapest‚ Hungary. Tesla was reciting stanzas from Goethe’s Faust‚ the sun was just setting‚ when suddenly the elusive solution to the rotating magnetic field‚ which he had been seeking for a long time‚ flashed through his mind. At this very moment‚ he saw clearly in
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Nikola Tesla Few people recognize his name today‚ and even among those who do‚ the words Nikola Tesla are likly to summon up the image of a crackpot rather than an authentic scientist. Nikola Tesla was possibly the greatest inventor the world has ever known. He was‚ without doubt‚ a genius who is not only credited with many devices we use today‚ but is also credited with astonishing‚ sometimes world-transforming‚ devices that are even simply amazing by today’s scientific standards.
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Robert Gibson 20FEB13 Persuasive Essay US History Nikola Tesla was a Serbian born American citizen who changed the face of electrical current as we know it. He was an inventor‚ electrical engineer‚ mechanical engineer‚ physicist‚ and futurist. Tesla was a person well ahead of his time and he paid dearly for it. Tesla’s achievements and his ability as a showman demonstrating his seemingly miraculous inventions made him world famous but later became the archetypal “mad scientist”. Tesla’s later
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BIOGRAPHY OF NIKOLA TESLA 1994 Brotherhood of Life‚ Inc.‚ 110 Dartmouth‚ SE‚ Albuquerque‚ New Mexico 87106 USA "SPECTACULAR" is a mild word for describing the strange experiment with life that comprises the story of Nikola Tesla‚ and "amazing" fails to do adequate justice to the results that burst from his experiences like an exploding rocket. It is the story of the dazzling scintillations of a superman who created a new world; it is a story that condemns woman as an anchor of the flesh which
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Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor and electrical engineer who contributed to the American society through power sources. Nikola Tesla was an individual of change because he made the Alternating current power generator which we use today‚ and left an age of new possibilities‚ power‚ and energy sources. At this time Tesla was competing with edison‚ Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman‚ who has been described as America’s greatest inventor. Tesla leaves many legacies
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Nikola Tesla was an entrepreneur and trail blazer in the electrical science and industry. His invention of the Alternative Current‚ more commonly known today as A/C‚ changed the course of history for the entire world. Tesla was not recognized in his time for making his mark on the world as he did‚ but today he is revered as one of the pioneers in his field. This man has made such a huge impact that he has been called one of the Great Progressive People. And his title is well deserved. Alternative
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In the words of Nikola Tesla‚ “Every living being is an engine geared to the wheelwork of the universe. Though seemingly affected only by its immediate surroundings‚ the sphere of external influence extends to infinite distance.” Nikola Tesla‚ the inventor‚ genius‚ and what some would call a madman. Despite being seen as a crazy he was still able to create a name for himself. Thanks to Nikola Tesla we have Alternating current and induction motors‚ furthering our research in wireless communication
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