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Were other inventors influenced by Nikola Tesla?

I'm sure others was moved by the example of Tesla. Nikola Tesla is finally beginning to attract real attention and encourage serious debate nearly 70 years after his death. He was attacked by Edison, whom we are taught in school to revere as a genius. He was also attacked by J.P. Morgan and other "captains of industry." Upon Tesla's death on January 7th, 1943, the U.S. government moved into his lab and apartment confiscating all of his scientific research, some of which has been released by the FBI through the Freedom of Information Act. Ere many generations pass, our machinery will be driven by a power obtainable at any point of the universe. Throughout space there is energy. -- Nikola Tesla, 1892


Who found new ways to use electricity?

If you're talking about DC vs AC, the man who found the most ways to use electricity and should be considered one of the founders of modern electricity is Nikola Tesla. Despite what many schools teach, Thomas Edison did not invent the light bulb. Nikola Tesla was the original inventor, Thomas Edison only adjusted it to be "sellable." Thomas Edison was an entrepreneur, not a scientist. He was interested in making money, not creating things. Nikola Tesla is practically the founder of all modern electricity, before Tesla we were using DC, which is direct current. This method was very inefficient, and required lots of power plants. Meanwhile, AC or alternate current, invented by Nikola Tesla, was much more efficient and it did not require a power plant every couple of blocks. Tesla even had a wireless version of the electricity - however Edison could not think of a way to make profit off of this, and therefore it was not implemented. To name a few of Tesla's inventions; radio, x-ray, radar, light bulb, remote control, electric motor, robotics, laser, and wireless. Many of his inventions were not implemented until later dates, and by people other than him over time who just did some tweaking.


When did Nikola Tesla invent the neon lamp?

Well, darling, Nikola Tesla didn't actually invent the neon lamp. It was invented by French engineer Georges Claude in 1910. So, Tesla may have been a brilliant mind, but let's give credit where credit is due.


When did Nikola Tesla invented alternating current?

Tesla invented the alternating-current generator that provides your light and electricity, the transformer through which it is sent, and even the high voltage coil of your picture tube. The Tesla Coil, in fact, is used in radios, television sets, and a wide range of other electronic equipment - invented in 1891, no-one's ever come up with anything better.


How did Tesla invent ac?

He didn't. He patented some work on AC power generation - and even that - to be honest isn't used by systems today contrary to what is often said on the internet.Hippolyte Pixii would probably be the closest to an 'inventor' of AC power as he created an AC generator in 1832. In many parts of Germany there was working 2 phase AC current in 1870. Mikhail Dolivo-Dobrovsky would build the first real working 3 phase system, generator, motor, etc., in 1888.This is before either Ferrari or Tesla's work, but in March 1888, Galileo Ferraris will publish and present a research in a paper to the Royal Academy of Sciences in Italy which reveals a Polyphase alternator - and two months later Nikola Tesla will get a Patent for a very very similar design, and be given credit.Tesla, will make a lot of advances in the design of polyphase alternators and deserves a lot of credit. But he didn't invent AC. He didn't invent the transformer (Ferrari didn't either) - that would be a guy named William Stanley in 1885.

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How long was it until Nikola Tesla was reconized?

No matter what some people say, Tesla has been reconized trought history.


Who Did Nikola Tesla work with?

Nikola Tesla worked with Thomas Edison for a brief time, and then when on his own. He worked in his lab and made over 700 today products including the radio and AC electricity. He also started off with looking for some one to help him and that's when he met George Westinghouse.


Was Nikola Tesla the only scientist in his family?

After Tesla, some of his nephews became scientist s like him.


What is Nikola Tesla and acutes favorite color?

There is no definitive information about Nikola Tesla's favorite color. Some accounts suggest that he may have favored shades of blue or grey.


Why did you not use Nikola Tesla radio?

You should read about Nikola Tesla. He was one of the greatest scientists of all time, and well ahead of others of his day. He invented the radio. Some people are claiming he got the patent for his written work and that he didn't build a fuctional radio. This is not accurate. Nikola Tesla did build a radio and showed it's power which to the world.


Did Nikola Tesla know Thomas Henry Moray?

Thomas Henry Moray was an inventor from Salt Lake City, Utah. Moray was a follower of Nikola Tesla, as a youth he greatly admired Tesla. Moray, as Nikola Tesla before him, was unsuccessful in introducing his devices working on this principle. Some report that his secret was forgotten. As mentioned above Moray tried for several patents to no avail. He was pro free electricity like Tesla. He didn't meet him personally.


How did george westinghouse become nikola tesla's mentor?

He bought some patents from him.


Did Nikola Tesla do the radio by hims self?

There is the Marconi incident which were when he got the patent. Marconi got that using some 17 patents registered by Nikola Tesla. Anyways, Marconi radio was a short range radio while Tesla's radio was a long wave radio. Nikola Tesla did make the radio by himself. The patent was turned to his name in 1943.


Why do some say Nikola Tesla was murdered?

Some people believe Nikola Tesla was murdered due to his pioneering work on free energy and wireless technology that threatened powerful interests. However, there is no concrete evidence to support this theory, and it remains a controversial topic among historians and researchers. Tesla's death was officially attributed to natural causes.


Why is Nikola Tesla not mentioned in the answer to who invented the Radio?

If you look, you will find that Marconi like Tesla stated, used some 17 patents belonging to Tesla. In 1943 the patent was given back to the original inventor Nikola Tesla. If your information doesn't mention this, you got the older information or one that lacks the truth.


Did Nikola Tesla try to make a death ray?

There are claims that Nikola Tesla experimented with a concept he called a "death ray," which was meant to be a form of defensive weapon. However, there is no concrete evidence that he successfully created such a weapon or that it was ever used as intended. Tesla's work in this area remains a subject of controversy and speculation.