Nikola Tesla- The Scientist we needed (Part 2)
To understand Nikola Tesla you have to understand his background and history. So today we continue with his life after working at the BTE and we fast forward a bit to 1884.
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In 1884, Nikola embarked on a journey to New York where he got a job at Thomas Edison's Manhattan Headquarters (*). Working there Tesla impressed Edison, excelling in science and engineering parts of the job but lacking the American Humour. This lead to Tesla quitting.
At one point Edison told Tesla he would pay $50,000 for an improved design for his DC dynamos. After months of experimentation, Tesla presented a solution and asked for the money. Edison demurred, saying, “Tesla, you don’t understand our American humor.” Tesla quit soon after.
(Credits)
Parting ways meant Tesla was out of a job. Working hard, Tesla received funding to create his own company "Tesla Electric Light" in 1885. The investors tasked him to develop an improved version of arc lightning.
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Being the extraordinary inventor and engineer that Tesla was, he managed to complete the task but unlucky for him he was forced out of the venture, which left Nikola working as a labourer just to survive.
Two years past and in 1887, Tesla finally received new funding for his Electric Light Company.
Setting straight to work, by the end of the year, Tesla had successfully filed several patents for AC-based inventions.(Credits).
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This caught the attention of George Westinghouse, an inventor who rivalled Edison in the “current” industry. Tesla received his own lab after being hired by Westinghouse.
In 1889, Edison, in an attempt to stint his rival’s competitive advantage, arranged that a convicted murderer be sentenced to death in an AC-powered electric chair. (This was one of Tesla’s patents).
*Thomas might be in my next installment of this series
Read up on Part One
Thanks for this good series.
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Mind re-Steeming it ? Let me know what you think about an installment based on Thomas Edison's inventions
It's a good series.
I appreciate the feedback from the community. If you feel there is someone of importance that helped shaped the world , as we know it then feel free to comment his/her name and I will look into it
Bohr, Newton, Rutherford come to my mind. But maybe Curie tops this list
Thank you... Yeah Curie was on my list, but I feel like Bohr or Newton should also join
Nice to see Tesla getting his due, Edison is a spotlight hog...and let's be honest a jerk to.
Yes and it feels like Tesla deserves more fame. AC-current vs DC-current
Yes... I like Tesla, he is true inventor! :)
An inventor that helped shape the world as we know it
Thanks for sharing! Tesla was quite the pioneer... Lots of history there!
@richie.ebb
Just followed you.
Thank you. Followed back.
You're welcome and thanks so much!
@rihchie.ebb
Tesla was the greatest Serbian geek. I recommend you to visit Tesla museum in Belgrade.
I would love too. Maybe I will use the money made on Steemit to fly myself out there and see
;)