From Borderland Sciences Research
| Nikola Tesla | |
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 Nikola Tesla, posed reading Rudjer Boscovich's book "Theoria Philosophiae Naturalis". |
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| Born | July 10, 1856 Smiljan, Austrian Empire (Croatian Military Frontier) |
| Died | January 7, 1943 (86) New York City, New York, USA |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, Researcher, Inventor |
| Nationality | Austrian Empire (pre-1891) American (1891 - ) |
| Institutions | Edison Machine Works Tesla Electric Light & Manufacturing Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. |
| Field(s) | Mechanical and electrical engineering |
| Known for | Tesla coil Tesla turbine Teleforce Tesla's oscillator Tesla electric car Tesla principle Tesla's Egg of Columbus Alternating current Induction motor Rotating magnetic field Wireless technology Particle beam weapon Death ray Terrestrial stationary waves Bifilar coil Telegeodynamics Electrogravitics |
| Notable award(s) | Elliott Cresson Medal (1893) Edison Medal (1916) John Scott Medal (1934) |
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Nikola Tesla (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Тесла; July 10, 1856 - January 7, 1943) was a visionary inventor, mechanical engineer, and electrical engineer, best known today for his revolutionary contributions to the field of electromagnetism— specifically, his development of the mechanism of alternating current (AC) that underpins most of our modern electric power systems and his early demonstrations of wireless energy transfer. Tesla's research efforts further led to the discovery of radio, innovations in physics, hydraulics, robotics, ballistics, while his theoretical work forms the basis for many modern theories of free energy.
Tesla is more well-known today than any time since his death, thanks largely to continued efforts to expose (and exploit) his quirky personality, taking advantage of counter-cultural credibility. What little is known of his work, as opposed to his personality, is rarely explored beyond acknowledgement of those inventions that are already in use, and acceptance of his influence on modern technology. Outside the fringe efforts of the likes of Eric Dollard and George Trinkaus, his work on the borderland of science appears, sadly, to remain unexplored and largely neglected.
Resources
- The Ray of Discovery - Nikola Tesla (video, 90 mins)
- Gerry Vassilatos, "The Broadcast Power of Nikola Tesla" (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)
- George Trinkaus, "The Tesla Mystique"
- Robert Nelson, "Communicating with Mars: The Experiments of Tesla & Hodowanec" -- Tesla's unorthodox experiments in interplanetary communications