Here is one of Nikola Tesla's most important lectures; it brightened the world and everything in it. Of all these phenomena the most important to study' are the current phenomena, on account of the already extensive and evergrowing use of currents for industrial purposes. It is now a century since the first practical source of current was produced, and, ever since, the phenomena which accompany the flow of currents have been diligently studied, and through the untiring efforts of scientific men the simple laws which govern them have been discovered.
A lecture delivered before the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, February 1893, and before the National Electric Light Association, St. Louis, March 1893.
Nikola Tesla was a genius who revolutionized how the world looks at electricity. In 1893 he patented an electro-mechanical oscillator as a steam-powered electric generator. By his own account, one version of the oscillator caused an earthquake in New York City in 1898, for which it was accorded the moniker, "Tesla's earthquake machine."
Part one of the Tesla Presents series, this book contains the transcript of an extended pre-hearing interview with Nikola Tesla in which he chronicals his efforts directed towards the development of an earth-based system for wireless telecommunications. An Appendex section includes the description of a physical plant built for this purpose in 1901 as reported in foreclosure appeal proceedings. 103 photos and line-art illustrations, indexed.
NIKOLA TESLA was a gifted electrical and mechanical engineer, and was one of the most influential inventors of the last century. Eventually holding over 700 patents, Tesla worked in a number of fields, including electricity, robotics, radar, and the wireless transmission of energy. His discoveries laid the groundwork for many of the twentieth century’s greatest technological advances. This book contains Tesla’s thoughts on humanity’s relationship with the universe, and also his explanation and scientific extrapolation on the technological advancements embodied in his work. This text, first published in Century Illustrated Magazine in June 1900, is yet another example of the genius of Nikola Tesla. CONTENTS Introduction • The onward movement of humanity• The energy of the movement• The three ways of increasing human energy 1 • The first problem: how to increase human mass• The burning of atmospheric nitrogen 2 • The second problem: how to reduce the force retarding the human mass• The art of telautomatics 3 • The third problem: how to increase the force accelerating the human mass• The harnessing of the Sun’s energy 4 • The source of human energy• The three ways of drawing energy from the Sun 5 • Great possibilities offered by iron for increasing human performance• Enormous waste in iron manufacture 6 • Economical production of iron by a new process 7• The coming of age of aluminium• The doom of the copper industry• The great civilizing potency of the new metal 8 • Efforts toward obtaining more energy from coal• Electric transmission• The gas engine• The cold-coal battery 9 • Energy from the medium• The windmill and the solar engine• Motive power from terrestrial heat• Electricity from natural sources 10 • A departure from known methods• The possibility of a ‘self-acting’ engine or machine• The ideal way of obtaining motive power 11 • First efforts to produce the self-acting engine• The mechanical oscillator• The work of Dewar and Linde• Liquid air 12 • Discovery of unexpected properties of the atmosphere• Strange experiments• Transmission of electrical energy through one wire without return• Transmission through the Earth without any wire 13 • Wireless telegraphy• The secret of tuning• Errors in the Hertzian investigations• A receiver of wonderful sensitivity 14• Development of a new principle• The electrical oscillator• Production of immense electrical movements• The Earth responds to man• Interplanetary communication now probable 15 • Transmission of electrical energy to any distance without wires now possible• The best means of increasing the force accelerating the human mass
In Famous Scientific Illusions Nikola Tesla addresses "exceptionally interesting errors in the interpretation and application of physical phenomena which have for years dominated the minds of experts and men of science." Among these are the Moons rotation, Interplanetary Communication, Signals to Mars and others.
Witness the revolutionary experiments and innovations of Nikola Tesla in the realm of high-frequency alternating currents. Experiments with Alternate Currents of High Potential and High Frequency by Nikola Tesla: Enter the world of electrical engineering and scientific innovation with Experiments with Alternate Currents of High Potential and High Frequency by Nikola Tesla. This book offers a detailed account of Tesla's experiments with alternating currents and high-frequency electrical currents, and explores the practical applications of his groundbreaking research. Tesla's inventive thinking and intellectual curiosity make this book a must-read for students of science and engineering. Why This Book? Experiments with Alternate Currents is a fascinating and insightful exploration of the frontiers of electrical engineering and technology. Nikola Tesla's visionary ideas and innovative techniques make this book a seminal work of scientific literature. Nikola Tesla, a Serbian-American inventor and electrical engineer, is known for his contributions to the development of alternating current electrical systems. Experiments with Alternate Currents is a testament to his legacy and his ongoing influence on the field of electrical engineering.
Experiments with Alternate Currents of High Potential and High Frequency by Nikola Tesla: Enter the world of electrical engineering and scientific innovation with "Experiments with Alternate Currents of High Potential and High Frequency" by Nikola Tesla. This book offers a detailed account of Tesla's experiments with alternating currents and high-frequency electrical currents, and explores the practical applications of his groundbreaking research. Tesla's inventive thinking and intellectual curiosity make this book a must-read for students of science and engineering.
