War of Currents

Tesla Vs. Edison: The War of The Currents In the mid 1800s, two men were born who would later impact the field of electricity in a powerful way. These two men were known as Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla. Tesla and Edison would eventually cross paths and cause what is known in history as “The War of the Currents”. Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847 and is best known for being an American inventor and businessman. Edison only attended three months of official schooling before his teacher

In the late 1800s the war of currents was taking place. On one side of the war you had Thomas Edison and on the other side you had Nikola Tesla, both were competing to see who could discover the best current. So who won this war or currents, was it Edison or was it Tesla? Thomas Edison is an American inventor who did many impressive things varying from inventing the phonograph to helping improve modern day electricity. Edison held the record for having the most patents, which was an outstanding

in May, he started working on a way to make wireless communication possible. This was a success. In addition, around 1891 he used and advanced another method for alternating current electric generator, which was called three phase electric power. It is used to produce high frequency, high voltage, low current alternating-current electricity. Yet another one of his inventions was the neon lamp. In addition from his inventions, Tesla wrote 46 books. In 1975 the IEEE Nikola Tesla award was named after

lifetime, affected more lives than most, continuing to impact today’s generation. Though there were many other scientists in his day, Tesla rose above all and has been acknowledged by many for sparking inventions we still use today, like alternating current electricity, radio, and the induction motor (Quinby). To say the l e a s t , T e s l a h a s e l e c t r i f i e d l i f e t h r o u g h h i s a c h i e v e m e n t s i n p h y s i c s , w h i c h l i t t h e t w e n t y ­ f i r s t century with his

Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla were two of the inventing world’s greatest minds in the 19th century. Their war over energy unleashed a new era upon the world, and changed the course of the 19th century. Tesla rivaled Edison with his new, but dangerous alternating current battle, but Edison’s refusal of change made the challenge difficult for Tesla. However, the two started their relationship as partners. Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla both revolutionized the world. In 1884, Nikola Tesla arrived

Tesla vs. Edison Thanks to two great inventors we now have the use of electricity known as Alternating Current and Direct Currents. These two inventors are known as Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla. I am going to give you a brief history of the two men, explain AC and DC, and tell who won the War of Currents. Although, the two inventors didn’t see eye to eye, they invented incredible things we use now a days. Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American scientist born in 1856 in a village in Croatia. His

mainly known for his involvement with the electric current battle with Thomas Edison. He was truly a man of science and was exploring many different fields of study. He even is partially credited for early radio transmission. Many people do not know about his darker side involving things such as a death ray. Tesla was a man of many crafts who did not get credit that he deserved for the things in which he invented. During the war of currents between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla, people mainly

using their currents. Edison had derived a method of direct current, which was a "current that runs continually in a single direction, like in a battery or a fuel cell" (Lantero). A standard in the United States, at the time, this DC method did not allow for easy conversion between voltages. A solution to this problem, Tesla developed the the alternating current, a current which diverse direction and can be easily converted to higher or lower voltages. As a fight back to this current, Edison started

The year of 1887 sparked an age of light, of innovation, and a bitter rivalry that would mark the century. In the year 1887 the War of Currents began. On a brisk November morning Nikola Tesla filed for patents on his new, never seen before, polyphase AC motors and full electrical transmission system. These patents included everything needed to transmit AC power to the entire world. Seeing the promise, wealthy Pittsburgh industrialist who had been interested in AC power for a number of years, George

moved to New York, where he worked on his version of the stock ticker. Edison seemed to be a very jealous man, after all he did make it his point, no matter what to stop Nikola Tesla’s altering currents system. He everything from setting up “propaganda” , to starting something called the war of the currents. This means Thomas