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Nikola Tesla (/ ˈ n ɪ k ə l ə ˈ t ɛ s l ə /; [1] Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Тесла, [nǐkola têsla]; 10 July 1856 – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian-American [2] [3] engineer, futurist, and inventor. He is known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. [4]
The Fantastic Inventions of Nikola Tesla, 1993. O'Neill, John Jacob, Prodigal Genius: The Life of Nikola Tesla, 1944. Paperback reprint 1994, ISBN 978-0-914732-33-4. (ed. Prodigal Genius is available online) Lomas, Robert, The Man Who Invented the Twentieth Century: Nikola Tesla, Forgotten Genius of Electricity, 1999.
Tesla Cosmic Ray Motor May Transmit Power ‘Round Earth, Brooklyn Eagle, July 10, 1932; Tesla Invents Peace Ray, New York Sun, July 10, 1934; Dr. Tesla Visions the End of Aircraft In War, Every Week Magazine, October 21, 1934; Tesla Tries to Prevent World War II, Prodigal Genius, 1944 — Unpublished Chapter 34
He claimed inspiration from Nikola Tesla, among others. [34] In 1962, physicist Richard Feynman discussed a Brownian ratchet that would supposedly extract meaningful work from Brownian motion, although he went on to demonstrate how such a device would fail to work in practice. [35]
Nikola Tesla’s Longevity Secret #3: Walk 10 Miles Every Day “The most stimulating activity, to my mind, is walking,” Tesla proclaimed. “I walk never less than ten miles a day.
In July 1888, George Westinghouse licensed Nikola Tesla's American patents for the induction motor and transformer designs. Tesla contract with Westinghouse turned over A.C. development and patents to the Westinghouse Corporation - and thus Tesla became wealthy from this keen business move.
In 1898 Nikola Tesla developed a radio/coherer based remote-controlled boat, with a form of secure communication [93] [94] between transmitter and receiver, [95] which he demonstrated in 1898. Tesla called his invention a "teleautomaton" and he hoped to sell it as a guided naval torpedo .
Colorado Springs Notes, 1899–1900 (ISBN 8617073527) (Published by Nolit: Beograd, Yugoslavia, 1978) is a book compiled and edited by Aleksandar Marinčić and Vojin Popović detailing the work of Nikola Tesla at his experimental station in Colorado Springs at the turn of the 20th century.