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Nikola Tesla - The Father Of AC Power

A Bit About The Man Behind The Weird Inventions...

 

Who was Nikola Tesla?

 

Nikola Tesla was a Serbian American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current electricity supply system.

Tesla died in New York City on January 7, 1943. Famous Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla was born on July 10, 1856, in what is now Smiljan, Croatia.

 

What was he most famous for?

 

His 1891 invention, the "Tesla coil," is still used in radio technology today. 

Ten years after patenting a successful method for producing alternating current, Nikola Tesla claimed the invention of an electrical generator that would not consume any fuel. This invention has been lost to the public. Tesla stated about his invention that he had harnessed the cosmic rays and caused them to operate a motive device.

 

Nikola Tesla had around 300 Patents...

 

Nikola Tesla was Thomas Edison's rival at the end of the 19th century. In fact, he was more famous than Edison throughout the 1890's. His invention of polyphase electric power earned him worldwide fame and fortune. At his zenith he was an intimate of poets and scientists, industrialists and financiers. Yet Tesla died destitute, having lost both his fortune and scientific reputation. During his fall from notoriety to obscurity, Tesla created a legacy of genuine invention and prophecy that still fascinates us today.

Tesla’s Inventions…

 

Tesla had many inventions to which 300 were patented. His most famous invention was the tesla coil. Tesla believed that the world can have free energy, through wireless transmission - it was this belief that saw him gradually plummet into obscurity. While Tesla envisioned free energy for all, the big energy company envisioned metering it for money! Up to this very day, money over powers a cleaner environment.

 

A list of all Tesla's patents can be viewed by following this [link]