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. …show more content…
“Money does not represent such a value as men have placed upon it. All my money has been invested into experiments with which I have made new discoveries enabling mankind to have a little easier life.” (Politika, 1927) During his 86 years Nikola Tesla obtained around 300 patents worldwide for his inventions, while many inventions developed by Tesla were not patent protected. Tesla’s inventions ranged from alternating current motors to a World Wireless System which is a proposed telecommunications and electrical power delivery system and Teleforce which is a self-defense weapon system that used pellets or slugs that were accelerated to a high velocity in a vacuum chamber then fired out of nozzles that would aim at the target. (Glenn,
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
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...
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
The Earth is not a piece of quartz - it’s like a stone with many imperfections and scratches, and though it retains its scratches, it attempts to heal them; it bandages its wounds. To heal a wound, though, it must be first isolated: and in the case of the world, it is literal flaw that resides with the mask of a wound - combated, though not incapacitated, by the innovators of the Earth. A telephone, refrigerator, microwave, civil rights and gender equality - not only technology, but even a concept as imperative as liberation or equality have altered the globe (as humans see it), for the better: technology has made life easier for humans, ideal rights and equality have been gifted to those that require it, and efforts have been exclaimed in order to protect the natural amenities that are taken for granted. The reason adhered to by the innovators, dedicated to creating the aforesaid circumstances, is rather simple: they endeavor as they do because of the profit that befits not only themselves, but the world in doing so. When Alexander Graham Bell and Antonio Meucci developed the telephone, they distributed communication among the masses (a profit), and thereby changed the globe for the better; that same reason is reflected throughout the ages: Percy Spencer, inventor of the microwave, gained favorable avail via his invention for not only himself, but the Earth as well. Thus, the innovators of the world retain that reason: they change things for the better because of the positive benefit that would befit doing so - the positive benefit for not only themselves, but the world. Nikola Tesla, one of those innovators, arguably fathomed that reason more than anyone. “Born on July 9, 1856, in Smijan, Croatia, Tesla was the child of a clergy...
arriving in New York City with four cents in his pocket, and many great ideas in
In 1882, Nikola came up with the idea for a brushless AC motor and made his first sketches of it rotating electromagnets. He began working for the continental Edison Company in France designing and making improvements to the electrical equipment. Then in June 1884, Tesla relocated to New York City where he was hired by Thomas Edison to work at his Edison Machine Works. He and Edison worked alongside one another making improvements to Edison’s inventions. After several months they parted ways due to a disagreement over a
Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla were two of the most influential minds of the 1800s. Edison, the Wizard of Menlo Park, worked hard his whole life to achieve great feats in science. Tesla, the Master of Lightning, had a brilliant mind and contributed to an electronic growth that changed American history. Thomas Edison is such a familiar name, but Tesla on the other hand is more obscure. Edison is widely known by the American public, but his intellectual equal and adversary is often forgotten. Edison and Tesla were once friends and worked on many projects together, but an argument over a bet changed their friendship and the world forever (D’Alto). Both men challenged each other throughout their lives, and their differences in inventions, productivity, financial success, and fame should have etched their names into history for eternity, but that is not the case. Thomas Edison has always been in the hearts and minds of the American public as the greatest inventor, but the facts may proclaim Nikola Tesla to be the better man and more deserving of the public’s admiration.
This invention of his has changed the future so much. If it was not for his invention, timekeeping would be less accurate because no matter how good a mechanical watch is, it will always be outrun by an electric watch. Construction would also be much harder because without power tools, time to build would take longer because it would require more manual work. “Tesla’s tesla coil that he made in 1891 is still used today in radio technology.”(Biography staff). “Tesla established the robotics, computer science and remote control which helped revolutionize computer technology and cyber transmission of information today.”(Crystal Link’s staff). Tesla’s inventions have had such a positive impact on so many people. Tesla helped advance so many sciences. Tesla noticed the possible effects of unclean energy before it became a major problem and mainly wanted to use his free energy generator to help all people have a better
The year 1887 was a busy one for Nikola Tesla, in the months of November and December alone he filed for seven patents for AC motors and power transmissions. These ideas caught the attention of George Westinghouse who bought them from him seeing their potential. One of his most important inventions Westinghouse bought was the transformer. With a transformer, an AC distribution system can allow a large amount of power to be transmitted at high voltages over long ...
The first challenge for Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison was acquiring financial assistance from investors. When it came to gaining funds for various projects, Edison seemed to be very fortunate. Unlike Edison, Tesla struggled to maintain a constant financial backing from
Nikola Tesla was an engineer in the early 20th century who helped to create much of modern day technology.
Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more (Nikola Tesla). Tesla is the inventor of modern day electricity and with his contribution to the world we have the very thing that I enjoy so much. This is one of my favorite quotes in the world because it holds a lot of meaning to me all my life I would try new things and I like every other kid the first time I would fail.
Tesla was someone who persevered all of the time. When Thomas Edison proposed his DC system being used for generic power supply, Tesla saw a problem. With the use of DC for power transmission throughout the U.S, a power station would have to produce electricity every 1.6 kilometers. Through Tesla’s design, he used a method called stepping up and stepping down. This allowed for a high voltage and low current across the main power lines and be converted to a lower voltage and higher current at a house which means that it can be transferred over long distances rather than the 1.6 kilometers with DC. For an age that had only just heard of household electricity, this was very ambitious of Tesla.
In his journey of living the American Dream, Tesla carved a path for himself that would only establish him as a pioneer of many fronts. The Tesla coil, which he invented in 1891, is widely used today in radios, television sets, and amongst other electronics. A feat of Tesla’s that is in a league of its own was his alternating-current induction motor, which is considered one of the ten greatest discoveries of all time. Among his vast and impressive array of accredited discoveries “are the fluorescent light, laser beam, wireless communications, wireless transmission of electrical energy, remote control, robotics, Tesla’s turbines and vertical take off aircraft” (Vujovic). Although he is often regarded as the father of the radio and modern electrical transmissions systems, a title one would expect its recipient to earn only by focusing on one subject wholeheartedly, his creative vision never narrowed. He furthered exploration of solar energy and contributed to harboring the power of the sea. A man of many talents, Tesla never limited himself and saw through the walls of ever becoming a specialist of one
He next formed a company, the Tesla Electric Light & Manufactoring. Unfortunately, his investors disagreed with his plans for developin...