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On the brink of discovery there is a thrilling glow of hope and promise. The hope of a betterment of life as it is and the promise of something new and exciting. The turn of the twentieth century was this threshold of opportunity and anticipation, and a booming era for scientists and inventors alike. Between 1900 and 1920 a plethora of modern day conveniences and concepts were brought to life. Without this unique period in time civilization might have had to do without escalators, Gillette’s double edged safety razor, modern vacuum cleaners, air conditioning, the Teddy Bear, crayons, airplanes, E=mc2, automobiles, Life Savers candy, and the bra, just to name a few.1 Along with the glitter of innovation can come an unintentional (and sometimes

The late 19th and early 20th centuries brought forth a modern approach to science, intellectual affairs, and the arts. Before 1914, these ideas were a result of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment periods. During this time period there were a series of new inventions, which included electric lights, phonographs, cinema, and automobiles. One of these developments that “opened the way to a modern consciousness” was with developments in science. Science was a field that dealt with cold hard facts and reason, which is different from the religious beliefs that many individuals were used to seeing. Many believed that the Scientific laws of the time would give rise to an understanding of the physical world, however the “new” physics altered

Nikola Tesla help create and shape the world through his many inventions and advances in the study of light. Inventions like the AC motor, AC generator, and transmission technology all impact the daily lives of humanity today and is what made Tesla so imminent. The AC motor produced mechanical energy from electrical energy with electromagnetism. This invention can be found in cars, dishwashers, and electrical tools. Another invention, the AC generator, produced electrical energy from mechanical energy also with

Nikola created sources of energy that may have lasted for a lifetime but businesses have been abusing those ideas; for example the Tesla Coil can “arc up to 100,000,000 volts that can wirelessly light up fluorescent light up to 50 feet away” (Tesla Coil 1). The mindset of Nikola Tesla was unique, since he thought of the Earth itself to be a reliable source of energy; in which, he used the magnetic field the Earth creates for his work, but people were questioning his theory since it seemed implausible to do; it do not stop him from achieving his goal. His work was sadly destroyed by a fire that burned most of his experiments and paper work, which left him with nothing. In my opinion, if his work would not have been destroyed there would be so much technological advancement in the human race, not to be biased. First, Nikola Tesla had the plan to have “free” unlimited amount of energy supplied towards people in the world, so they would have electricity and power for their homes.

Nikola Tesla (Nicholas Tesla) was not only an inventor; he was an engineer, physicist, visionary, and most known for, brilliant. Tesla was born July 10th 1856, in Smilijan, Austrian Empire, which is now modern day Croatia and moved to the United States in 1884 to continue his career in engineering. Tesla’s parents were both Serbian, his father was an Orthodox priest, writer and poet, while his mother was a creative and had the talent to construct things, especially her electronic every day household items. His father wanted him to become a priest but Tesla followed the mind set and footsteps of his mother and went above and beyond with his skills and knowledge. Like normal high school students, Tesla studied mathematics and physics at the University of Prague.

Tesla went to work for Westinghouse and helped him eventually win the battle for electrical power distribution in the US and elsewhere. Edison was hell-bent to electrify everything with DC, but found that it was very inefficient and required more generating stations over shorter distances. But AC — with its ability to be stepped up in voltage by a transformer — could be transmitted efficiently over very long distances then stepped back down to usable levels where it was to be used.

Teslas research and inventions are very impacting on society today. Everyday we use radios, televisions, lights, electricity. Tesla was a man dedicated in the science of electricity. Nikola invented a coil called the Tesla Coil which converted low power electricity into high power; It allows wireless energy. What sent him to make this coil was the thought of wireless communication. The coil is used in televisions, radios and air conditioning. In the 1890s Tesla created a basic design for a radio. Tesla invented the fluorescent light and neon lights. Teslas goal was to create the same amount of frequency that the sun gives off. The amount of Teslas Inventions is unknown but he is believed to have had made more than 700 inventions. In the 1900s Teslas work started moving towards x-rays, and electromagnetic energy.

The fact that Nikola Tesla could generate sustainable energy from renewable resources as he stated in his articles "THE PROBLEM OF INCREASING HUMAN ENERGY" (Century Illustrated Magazine, June 1900) and "OUR FUTURE MOTIVE POWER" (Everyday Science and Mechanics, December 1931) will be shown throughout this essay.

Nikola Tesla was in his own and unique way the one who paved the way for mass electrical power among other inventions. Although, many would shoot down his ideas and tell him that they were not possible or just outlandish, he still strived to make his ideas happen. His work is often dis-credited, at least only in the US, but the rest of the world knows what the truth is and that his inventions will live on whether or not one country tries to supress his

Nikola Tesla, a Serbian immigrant, came to the United States in June of 1884; he met with Thomas Alva Edison in Edison’s Manhattan lower Fifth Avenue office. “Tesla, who had just stepped off the boat the previous day with four cents in his pocket and a dream of easing the world 's toil through the new science of electricity.” Edison, a firm believer in direct current electricity, would hire on Tesla. Tesla, “hoped to interest his illustrious host in his vision of how to generate and distribute electricity on a large scale through alternating current.” Tesla would last only a couple of months working for Edison and there the rivalry would begin. Edison had invested heavily in equipment utilizing direct current and would not entertain Tesla’s ideas for adapting the alternating current.

In New Jersey, Tesla had gone and started improving Thomas Edison’s line of dynamos (also called an electric generator), while he was working in Edison’s lab. Edison had offered Tesla fifty-thousand dollars to try and improve Edison’s direct current machines. Tesla did this and Edison had told Tesla that the fifty-thousand dollars was just a joke and later he would appreciate it. It was here that his difference of opinion with Edison over direct current versus alternating current started. This disagreement was called the war of the currents. Edison fought as hard as he could to protect his investment in direct current equipment and buildings. Tesla began to point out the worthlessness of Edison’s direct current electrical equipment that has been being built up around the Atlantic seaboard.Tesla had noticed Edison’s lamps were weak and worthless when supplied by direct current. This system had a severe disadvantage in that it could not be transported more than two miles due to it not being able to step up to high voltage levels that were necessary for long distance transmission. Because of this a direct current power station was needed every two miles. Direct current flows regularly in one direction while alternating current tends to change its direction fifty to sixty times per second and can be worked up to high voltage levels, meaning it shortens power loss across great distances. Nikola Tesla developed a polyphase alternating current system of generators, motors and

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In New Jersey Tesla went about improving Edison’s line of dynamos while working in Edison’s lab. It was here that his variation of opinion with Edison over direct current versus alternating current began. This disagreement soon became the war of the currents as Edison fought a losing battle to protect his investment in direct current equipment and facilities. Tesla began pointing out the worthlessness of Edison’s direct current electrical powerhouses that have been building up and down the Atlantic seaboard. The secret, he felt, lay in the use of alternating current, because to him all energies were cyclic. Edison’s lamps were weak and worthless when supplied by direct current. This system had a severe disadvantage in that it could not be transported more than two miles due to its incapability to step up to high voltage levels necessary for long distance transmission. Because of this a direct current power station was required every two miles. Direct current flows continuously in one direction; alternating current changes direction fifty or sixty times per second and can be stepped up to vary high voltage levels, minimizing power loss across great distances. Nikola Tesla developed polyphase alternating current system of generators, motors and transformers. He held forty basic U.S. patents on the system, which George Westinghouse bought, wanting to supply America with the Tesla system. Edison did not want to lose his direct current

Dr. Nikola Tesla was best known as one of the most famous people on Earth.

Nikola Tesla was an innovative intellectual of the Gilded Age whose ideas were far ahead of his time. The modern world would be nothing like it is today without Tesla’s insights. He revolutionized the scientific community and the world’s knowledge of electric current, but there were plenty of other interesting facets of his life and career. He was much more than an engineer, and unfortunately, many of his peers underestimated him on account of his quirkiness and battle with mental illness.