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Nikola Tesla’s Autobiography

My Inventions The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla

Introduction

Nikola Tesla was born in Croatia (then part of Austria-Hungary) on July 9, 1856, and died January 7, 1943. He was the electrical engineer who invented the AC (alternating current) induction motor, which made the universal transmission and distribution of electricity possible. Tesla began his studies in physics and mathematics at Graz Polytechnic, and then took philosophy at the University of Prague. He worked as an electrical engineer in Budapest, Hungary, and subsequently in France and Germany. In 1888 his discovery that a magnetic field could be made to rotate if two coils at right angles are supplied with AC current 90Á out of phase made possible the invention of the AC induction motor. The major advantage of this motor being its brush less operation, which many at the time believed impossible.

Tesla moved to the United States in 1884, where he worked for Thomas Edison who quickly became a rival Edison being an advocate of the inferior DC power transmission system. During this time, Tesla was commissioned with the design of the AC generators installed at Niagara Falls. George Westinghouse purchased the patents to his induction motor, and made it the basis of the Westinghouse power system which still underlies the modern electrical power industry today. He also did notable research on high-voltage electricity and wireless communication; at one point creating an earthquake which shook the ground for several miles around his New York laboratory. He also devised a system which anticipated worldwide wireless communications, fax machines, radar, radio- guided missiles and aircraft.

Nikola Tesla is the true unsung prophet of the electronic age; without whom our radio, auto ignition, telephone, alternating current power generation and transmission, radio and television would all have been impossible. Yet his life and times have vanished largely from public access. This autobiography is released to remedy this situation.

Table of Contents

•  Chapter 1—Early Life
•  Chapter 2—Extraordinary Experiences
•  Chapter 3—The Rotary Magnetic Field
•  Chapter 4—Tesla Coil and Transformer
•  Chapter 5—The Influences That Shape Our Destiny
•  Chapter 6—The Magnifying Transmitter

Fascinating facts about Nikola Tesla inventor of AC Induction Motor in 1888

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Inventor: Nikola Tesla Criteria: First to invent. First to patent. First practical. Birth: July 10, 1856 in Smiljan Lika, Croatia Death: January 7, 1943 in New York, New York Nationality: Serbian
Nikola Tesla, Serbian-born American physicist, electrical engineer, and inventor, recognized as one of the outstanding pioneers in the electric power field.Tesla was born to Serbian parents in Smiljan, Croatia (then part of Austria–Hungary),and educated at the Polytechnic School in Graz, Austria, and at the University of Prague. After working for three years as an electrical engineer he immigrated (1884) to the United States, where he later became a naturalized citizen. For a brief period he was employed by Thomas Edison, but he left that position to devote himself exclusively to experimental research and invention. In 1888 Tesla designed the first practical system of generating and transmitting alternating current for electric power. The American rights to this epoch-making invention were bought by the American inventor George Westinghouse, who demonstrated (1893) the system for the first time at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Two years later Tesla’s alternating-current motors were installed at the Niagara Falls power project. Tesla’s many inventions include high-frequency generators (1890) and the Tesla coil (1891), a transformer with important applications in the field of radio communications.
TO LEARN MORE RELATED INFORMATION: Evolution of Electricity from The Great Idea Finder History of Energy from The Great Idea Finder ON THE BOOKSHELF: Popular Patents by Travis Brown / Paperback – 224 pages / Scarecrow Press (September 1, 2000) Eighty stories of America’s first inventions. Each includes a sketch of the invention, a profile of the inventor and a glimpse of how the invention has found its way into American culture. Tesla : Man Out of Time by Margaret Cheney / Paperback: 400 pages / Touchstone; 1 Touchsto edition (October 9, 2001) From Tesla’s childhood in Yugoslavia to his death in New York in the 1940s, Cheney paints a compelling human portrait and chronicles a lifetime of discoveries that radically altered — and continue to alter — the world in which we live. My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla by Ben Johnston (Editor) / Paperback  / Hart Brothers Publishing (October 1982) My Inventions has been the primary source for all Tesla biographers. Editor Ben Johnston has a 16 page introduction that traces Tesla’s career through a maze of sensationalism and controversy. The Fantastic Inventions of Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla, David Hatcher Childress / Paperback / Publication 1993 Informs you about what Tesla was famous for, and especially act as an excellent introduction to the marvelous work’s of Nikola Tesla. Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla : Biography of a Genius Marc J. Seifer / Paperback – 560 pages / Citadel Press – Reprint Edition 1998 Perhaps because his life did not culminate in wealth and acclaim, Nikola Tesla has largely slipped from the national memory. Colorado Springs Notes 1899-1900 by Nikola Tesla / Hardcover: 439 pages / Angriff Pr; (August 2001) Tesla’s time at Colorado Springs is the critical period in his life. In his Notebook, we have Tesla in his own words, shifting effortlessly between startlingly original technical suppositions and his characteristic cosmic imaginings. Empires of Light : Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World by Jill Jones / Hardcover: 432 pages / Random House; (August 19, 2003) The genius of such poet-scientists as Nikola Tesla depended on the more finely tuned business skills of George Westinghouse and the towering capital of J.P. Morgan to achieve actualization. ON THE SCREEN: Power Plants DVD / 1 Volume Set / 50 Minutes / History Channel / Less than $25.00 / Also VHS Though the basic technology has remained constant for decades, continual improvements and refinements have made them far more efficient and powerful. Tesla – Master of Lightning Video /  VHS NTSC format / Color / 90 Miniutes / PBS Home Video (2000) Informative, professionally produced by PBS, the entire tale is told with accuracy, insight and detail unavailable in any other documentary on his life and work. ON THE WEB: Tesla Wardenclyffe Project A project to preserve and utilize Wardenclyffe, the century-old laboratory of electrical pioneer Dr. Nikola Tesla located in Shoreham, Long Island, New York. Tesla – Master of Lightning Visit the PBS site for information on the Master of Lightning show. Explore the accomplishments of this electrical inventor, enter an interactive laboratory, his Life and Legacy, Inside the Lab. Tesla for Teachers. Discussions. and Resource listing. Nikola Tesla Museum The museum has the complete personal belongings of Nikola Tesla, which were, according to his last will, collected and transfered to Belgrade after his death in 1943. NIKOLA TESLA BUST Third Graders from Summers-Knoll Elementary School in Ann Arbor, Michigan USA undertook a project that resulted in duplicates of a $6,000 bronze bust (mounted on granite) being donated to 14 major universities. Their goal is to increase awareness of the accomplishments of Nikola Tesla, America’s forgotten scientist / inventor. Nikola Tesla Biography From Britannica Online, courtesy the University of Pittsburgh. Tesla Memorial Society of New York Nikola Tesla symbolizes a unifying force and inspiration for all nations in the name of peace and science. He was a true visionary far ahead of his contemporaries in the field of scientific development. New York State and many other states proclaimed July 10, Tesla’s birthday- Nikola Tesla Day. National Inventors Hall of Fame Located at Inventure Place, the online home of creative minds.Nikola Tesla invented the induction motor with rotating magnetic field that made unit drives for machines feasible and made AC power transmission an economic reality. Invention Dimension – Inventor of the Week Celebrates inventor/innovator role models through outreach activities and annual awards to inspire a new generation of American scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs. Nikola Tesla – U.S. Patent Collection Provides a searchable database of Nikola Tesla’s patents. You can even order copies. IEEE History CenTer Nikola Tesla After his death on 7 January 1943, his papers and notes were seized by the Alien Property office; they are now housed in the Nikola Tesla Museum in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. (URL: http://www.ieee.org/web/aboutus/history_center/biography/tesla.html) Nikola Tesla (1856 -1943) Born of Serb parents in Croatia, Tesla was educated in Europe. He came to New York in 1884 and worked briefly for Edison. He patented a practical AC motor in 1888. Other AC patents were used in the Westinghouse generators at Niagara Falls. He is also known for high-frequency experiments and inventions in the field of radio. (URL: americanhistory.si.edu/lighting/scripts/s19d.htm) The Complete Patents of Nikola Tesla His list of astounding inventions is truly awe-inspiring. Tesla demonstrated each of these systems for a select group of witnesses. Article by Jim Glenn . (URL: http://www.hbci.com/~wenonah/new/tesla.htm) Nikola Tesla Patents His motor was the solution which made long-distance energy transmission possible, due to the possibility of transforming alternating currents into high voltage for more efficient transmission and low voltage for practical use. (URL: http://www.corrosion-doctors.org/Biographies/TeslaBio-Patents.htm) Tesla Roadster The Tesla Roadster, isn‘t a plan, pipedream or prototype; this car exists and is for sale now. It‘s a no-compromise driver‘s car that can accelerate faster than a Porsche 911 and hit a top speed of nearly twice what the law permits. With a range of 250 miles on a single charge, you can use it all day long and not worry you‘ll run out of juice. Just plug it in at night the same way you drop your cell phone into its charger, and sleep well, without guilt. (URL: http://www.teslamotors.com/) WORDS OF WISDOM: “Were we to seize and eliminate from our industrial world the result of Mr. Tesla’s work, the wheels of industry would cease to turn, our electric cars and trains would stop, our towns would be dark and our mills would be idle and dead.  His name marks an epoch in the advance of electrical science.”  – In his speech presenting Tesla with the Edison medal, Vice President Behrend of the Institute of Electrical Engineers DID YOU KNOW? Nikola Tesla received Patent No. 381,968 on May 1, 1888 for an alternating current induction motor Nikola Tesla received Patent No. 382,280 on May 1, 1888 for the polyphase system of power transmission. Nikola Tesla received Patent No. 645,576 on March 20, 1900 for the system of electrical transmission energy On his 75th birthday in 1931, the inventor appeared on the cover of Time Magazine. On this occasion, Tesla received congratulatory letters from more than 70 pioneers in science and engineering including Albert Einstein and Mark Twain. These letters were mounted and presented to Tesla in the form of a testimonial volume.

The Greatest Inventions Nikola Tesla Never Created

Lauren Davis — Inventor Nikola Tesla invented the radio, experimented with wireless electricity, and designed a death ray. In science fiction, his work goes even further. We list Tesla’s greatest fictional inventions and the facts behind the fiction.

 

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Long-Range Wireless Energy Transfer: Tesla explored the wireless transmission of energy through his work with radio and microwaves and his creation of the Tesla coil and the magnifying transmitter. But he sought to create a system where energy could be broadcast across vast distances. To that end, he constructed Wardenclyffe Tower in Shoreham, Long Island, which was to function as a wireless telecommunications facility and broadcast electrical power. But JP Morgan, who financed the construction of the tower, eventually pulled Tesla’s funding. Unable to find additional backers, Tesla was forced to abandon construction of the tower, and never fulfilled his dreams of creating a worldwide wireless electrical energy system.The Witches of Chiswick by Robert Rankin: In an alternate timeline, Tesla teams up with mathematician Charles Babbage and create a highly advanced version of the 19th Century. Tesla’s perfection of wireless energy transfer combined with Babbage’s computer programming enable the pair to create autonomous robots, airships, and space-bound rocketships.

The Prestige by Christopher Priest: Tesla invents a device resembling the magnifying transmitter, but it succeeds in transmitting not just energy, but matter. The problem is that, while the machine transports matter to another location, it leaves the original matter behind, creating duplicates of objects, animals, and even human beings, with their memories intact.

Humanoid Robots: In 1898, Tesla demonstrated his radio-controlled boat, which he was able to control remotely. He presented it as the first of a future race of robots, which would be able to perform labor safely and effectively, and many credit the event as being the birth of robotics.

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Five Fists of Science by Matt Fraction:Real-life friends Nikola Tesla and Mark Twain team up against Thomas Edison, JP Morgan , Guglielmo Marconi, and Andrew Carnegie to bring about world peace. Tesla’s plan is to develop a series of super-powered robots operated through a virtual reality system and then gifting each country with such an automaton, ensuring that each nation has equivalent firing power.
Atomic Robo by Brian Clevinger and Scott Wegener:Nikola Tesla creates Atomic Robo, a wisecracking robot, war hero, and paranormal investigator. Together with the Action Scientists of Tesladyne, Robo battles supernatural forces and Nazi scientist Baron Heinrich Von Helsingard.

Death Ray: In the 1930s, Tesla claimed to have invented a particle beam weapon, or, as some called it, a “peace ray.” The device was, in theory, capable of generating an intense, targeted beam of energy and sending it across great distances to demolish warplanes, foreign armies, or anything else you’d rather didn’t exist. Tesla shopped the plans around to various national militaries, but never found anyone to finance its construction. It isn’t known if Tesla ever developed a working prototype, and the plans for his death ray were never found after his death.

JLA: Age of Wonder: After laboring for Thomas Edison, Tesla strikes up a partnership with the Superman Clark Kent to develop inventions for the betterment of mankind. But during World War I, he joins forces with former Edison bookkeeper Lex Luthor to create a death ray to battle the Germans.

Area 51 by Robert Doherty: Various theories have swirled around the Tunguska Event, a powerful and mysterious explosion that knocked down a swath of trees in Siberia in 1908. Some have suspected Tesla’s experiments were responsible for the blast; others blame a UFO crash. Doherty’s series explains that it was a little of both: Tesla deployed his death ray to knock down an alien spacecraft.

Callahan’s Key by Spider Robinson: Robinson also holds Tesla accountable for the Tunguska event, but says he deliberately knocked down the Siberian trees as a test firing. The trouble starts when government forces get their hands on the technology and use it to threaten the Earth. Fortunately, by then Tesla has become an immortal time traveler and is still around to stop them.

The Tesla Legacy by Robert G. Barrett: Tesla may not have built his death ray, but he may have created an entirely different, though still powerful, weapon. The United States Government has long kept secret Tesla’s most dangerous invention: a doomsday device that could disrupt all communication systems on Earth. And it has been sitting for decades in the Australian desert.

Improved Airships: Tesla envisioned applying his theories on wireless energy transfer to improve transportation. He claimed that electrically-powered airships would transport passengers from New York to London in three hours, traveling eight miles above the ground. He also imagined that airships might draw their power from the very atmosphere, never needing to stop for refueling. Unmanned airships might even be used to transport passengers to a preselected destination or for a remote aerial strike.

Barnum!: As an evil Tesla threatens the United States, he evades the forces of American spy PT Barnum in his marvelous airship, where he sometimes hides Charles Babbage’s stolen thinking machine. He’s also got an armory of technological achievements at his ingenious fingertips, including a gyrocopter and a wearable device that lets him electrocute victims with a handshake.

The Venture Bros.: Rusty Venture’s ancestor, Colonel Lloyd Venture, protects a mysterious Orb with Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde, and Aleister Crowley, all members of a Guild, aboard an airship. But Tesla and the Avon Ladies launch an aerial assault against the Guild. Incidentally, the Sovereign of the later Guild of Calamitous Intent is David Bowie, the same man who portrayed Tesla in the film adaptation of The Prestige.

Wonder of the Worlds by Sesh Heri: Tesla creates an airship that not only sails through the skies, but also travels into space. In fact, Tesla’s inventions are so impressive that Martian agents steal from him a powerful crystal engine, compelling Tesla to travel to the Red Planet with Mark Twain and Harry Houdini.

Super Electrotherapy: Engineer Georges Lakhovsky believed that people could achieve good health by adjusting the oscillation of their cells. He tapped Tesla to assist him in building the Multiple Wave Oscillator. Lakhovsky claimed the machine would improve health, remove pathogens, and even cure cancer, but many regard it as medical quackery.

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Sanctuary: In infusion of vampire blood triggers Tesla’s latent vampiric genes, transforming him into an amoral bloodsucker. It also makes him long-lived enough to perfect his inventions. He even finds a way to recreate the vampire race using his own blood and a portable electrical device. Incidentally, the same device results in deep brain stimulation, and can heal psychosis-inducing brain damage.Generation Tesla: This version of Tesla also manages to escape death, in this case by transferring his consciousness to another plane of existence. His superhuman creations have also similarly come back from the dead, transformed as he resurrects them to battle evil.

Nikola Tesla & Secret Inventions

Electricity is called the greatest invention for mankind. Nikola Tesla who is credited with the invention of AC motor,Tesla coil and other numerous inventions made this invention possible.For people who have no idea who he was,it would be enough to say that he was an enigma,a figure of fiction which really existed and fascinated the world with his inventions that revolutionized the 20th century.Nikola Tesla is depicted as a mysterious inventor in many movies and works of fiction partly due to the inventions he did and mostly due to his dramatic nature and the inventions that were never completed due to his death.

It is said that he was very near to finding the solution of the wireless transfer of electricity and even started his project but his funding was cut short and he died before his experiment could see the light of the day. He talked about projection of images onto a screen much before TV was invented and knew all too well that this kind of invention was very much possible and would change the way people receive information.

He also wanted to create a death ray or peace ray that would destroy thousands of ships miles apart and would kill millions of soldiers in just a blink of an eye.He tried to talk to many governments for funding for this experiment but found no takers for it.

Tesla was a man who was less concerned with the material possessions and was more interested in “harnessing the  natures energy for the mankind. He imagination ran wild and he could imagine the machines that he would design in his mind before designing them.He always confirmed that  what he created was exactly what he imagined and the results were know to him beforehand.

One way of enhancing your knowledge in science is looking through Nikola Tesla inventions list. To start with, here are some of the famous inventions of this great man.

LONG-RANGE WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER

• Nikola discovers the wireless broadcast of energy by his work with microwaves, radio and his creation oh Tesla coil and magnifying transmitter. This invention is a system where in energy could be transmitted across huge distances.

HUMANOID ROBOTS

• In 1898, Tesla established his radio controlled boat, which can be control remotely.  This famous inventor offered it as the 1^st of a future robot racing, which can perform, work effectively and safely.

DEATH RAY

• In 1930s, Tesla declared to invent a weapon particle beam, or called as “peace ray”. The machine was, in theory, able to generate intense, targeted beam energy and distributing it across huge distances to knock down foreign armies, warplanes, or anything else. Tesla stored the plans around to a variety of national militaries, but found nothing to finance its building.

IMPROVED AIRSHIPS

• Tesla imagined using his theories on wireless transfer of energy to enhance transportation. And declared that electrically powered airships would convey passengers from London to New York in just three hours, traveling 8 miles above the ground.

 

Moreover, Nikola imagined as well that airships may draw their power as of the very atmosphere, never desiring to stop for refilling fuel. Unmanned airships may even be utilized to convey passengers to a pre-selected destination or as of a remote mid-air strike.

At the time of his death the American government seized all his papers and belongings. It is said that he had two truckloads of paper of his work. It was never released for the public citing the danger if the findings fell into the wrong hands.That’s how powerful his ideas and inventions were.

It is confirmed that a number of top-secret programs are out there that were either investigating, or, shockingly enough,  actively using technology based on some of Tesla’s “wild” ideas.  Both the United States and Russia have active Particle Beam and RF (radio frequency) weaponry that has been in operation since the early 1970’s – all as a result of Tesla’s early 19th and 20th Century experiments.

To say that there are other black budget projects involving Tesla-based research would wildly underestimate the total amount of research and development being conducted right now by many countries worldwide.  And these are the projects that we know about.  Who knows how many deep, dark, secret projects are being conducted right now with science that could be decades, even hundreds of years beyond what civilian science knows today.