When it comes to electricity, everyone knows the names Edison and Westinghouse. But there is another important name, Nikola Tesla. Without him, life would have been much different today.
Induction motors, alternating current, polyphase alternating current systems, the rotating magnetic field, bladeless steam turbines, all invented by Tesla.
The inventor of alternating current. Mr. Tesla's invention lights the entire world today. He also created the device that converts the electricity to mechanical power so we can use all of the equipmnt us have. He also created the first hydroelectric plant up in Niagra Falls, NY. The US Supreme Court deemed that Marconi's patent for wireless technology was invalid, the contribution to it's creation made by Tesla being greater.
The remains of Tesla's Wardenclyffe lab, built by JP Morgan and designed by Stanford White, is here on Long Island in Shoreham, near the now decommissioned nuclear power plant of the same name.
Happy Birthday Nikola Tesla, and thank you.
Thank you to the Tesla Society for a wonderful website which you can see at http://www.teslasociety.com/biography.htm for a detailed history of Mr. Tesla and his genius.
