Nikola Tesla: Experiments and Discoveries
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Nikola Tesla: Experiments and Discoveries
Book Review
Author Nikola Tesla, Introduction by W. Bernard Carlson with a brief biography and other un-credited notes, 133 pages
ISBN 978-1-4351-6037-8
Dear Reader,
In his time, Nikola Tesla was the man that created the motor! He was born in 1856 in Smiljan, Croatia in what was then the Austrian Empire. He emigrated to the United States in 1884 to work for Thomas Edison. Before dying in New York in 1943, he discovered, invented and created the foundation necessary for many of the electric devices we take for granted today. His list of patents is purported to be in the hundreds.
Though an enigmatic figure, with eccentricities and even a nervous breakdown in 1905, this book only briefly goes into his personal story. It is primarily composed of a lengthy lecture and some illustrations of his experiments with alternate currents of high potential and high frequency as well as a shorter examination of the transmission of electric energy without wires. The bulk of the writing is that of Nikola himself. The language can be a bit odd, but if you are interested in the mechanics of his inventions and his discoveries, like basic electronics and the phenomena that electricity is capable of then you may enjoy this book.
If not, then this book may be dull reading for you. I find this kind of information fascinating, but it still assisted me in a nap or two.
Happy Reading,
O.A.
Book Review
Author Nikola Tesla, Introduction by W. Bernard Carlson with a brief biography and other un-credited notes, 133 pages
ISBN 978-1-4351-6037-8
Dear Reader,
In his time, Nikola Tesla was the man that created the motor! He was born in 1856 in Smiljan, Croatia in what was then the Austrian Empire. He emigrated to the United States in 1884 to work for Thomas Edison. Before dying in New York in 1943, he discovered, invented and created the foundation necessary for many of the electric devices we take for granted today. His list of patents is purported to be in the hundreds.
Though an enigmatic figure, with eccentricities and even a nervous breakdown in 1905, this book only briefly goes into his personal story. It is primarily composed of a lengthy lecture and some illustrations of his experiments with alternate currents of high potential and high frequency as well as a shorter examination of the transmission of electric energy without wires. The bulk of the writing is that of Nikola himself. The language can be a bit odd, but if you are interested in the mechanics of his inventions and his discoveries, like basic electronics and the phenomena that electricity is capable of then you may enjoy this book.
If not, then this book may be dull reading for you. I find this kind of information fascinating, but it still assisted me in a nap or two.
Happy Reading,
O.A.
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Tesla's invention of the high frequency high voltage transformer (Tesla coil) powered TV sets for over 70 years. It wasn't until the development of solid state flat screen displays that his invention stopped being used.
(That one person cruel and stupid enough to feed Topsy a lit cigarette deserved what he got).
https://www.wired.com/2008/01/dayinte...
Me dino decided not to bring here what Edison filmed. It's in YouTube.
"If you only knew the magnificence of 3,6 and 9 then you would have the key to the universe "
Tesla
When someone dies and the govt combs through his home and extracts all his written work with in hours that is certainly looting but it wasn't cash they wanted.
However, looking back, I think some sort of Local DC system, maybe made better by Tesla...would have been a better choice.
(I don't think transmitting high voltage AC through the air would of been very healthy for life nor earth.)
He was the Galt of his time, I think.
Regards,
O.A.
Nickola Tesla was absolutely one of the most fascinating people of the era.
Thank's for all you do around here too.
I like that you keep things challenging...and edgy! :)
Regards,
O.A.
Thank's. I try to post reviews here that I believe may interest our members and/or that are at least tangentially related to Rand's philosophy or stories. I also post reviews of books written by our members. In a few days I will be posting another review of a book written by one of our members.
Happy reading,
O.A.
I have no doubt that the lost contents of the Great Library of Alexandria contained information and discoveries that we have yet to rediscover. As far as the Tesla papers go, I suspect our government has made use of his work in ways we would both be aghast and astounded by. More often than not our government seems to look for ways to weaponize new discoveries.
Respectfully,
O.A.
This is a great book recommendation. Tesla a brilliant mind who had an incredible life story.
His contributions are widely adopted today.
Wireless ,check, sound and resonance, check,
AC , check.
The most under rated and unknown genius of the electrical revolution. 3-6-9
Regards,
Dobrien
It is something like the Great Library of Alexandria. If the manuscripts stored there had been saved from the fire, what we we know now with that treasure of information to build on. The lost opportunities of humanity are staggering and unknowable.