Thomas Alva Edison was an inventor who created many important things that changed the way Americans live today. He was born on February 11‚ 1847 in Mt. Clemens‚ Michigan. He had trouble hearing because of an uncared for middle ear infection‚ and he had difficulty paying attention in school. As a result‚ he was pulled out of school where he was mother was then forced to home school him. At a young age‚ Thomas Edison created a small business where he would sell newspapers on the train‚ and eventually
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Nikola Tesla Few people recognize his name today‚ and even among those who do‚ the words Nikola Tesla are likly to summon up the image of a crackpot rather than an authentic scientist. Nikola Tesla was possibly the greatest inventor the world has ever known. He was‚ without doubt‚ a genius who is not only credited with many devices we use today‚ but is also credited with astonishing‚ sometimes world-transforming‚ devices that are even simply amazing by today’s scientific standards.
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DESIGN OF TESLA TURBINE Abstract:- The Tesla turbine is a bladeless centripetal flow turbine patented by Nikola Tesla in 1913. It is referred to as a bladeless turbine because it uses the boundary layer effect and not a fluid impinging upon the blades as in a conventional turbine. The Tesla turbine is also known as the boundary layer turbine‚ cohesion-type turbine‚ and Prandtl layer turbine (after Ludwig Prandtl). Bioengineering researchers have referred
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A Brief Biography of Thomas Edison (Thomas Edison) People often say Edison was a genius. He answered‚ "Genius is hard work‚ stick-to-itiveness‚ and common sense." Thomas Alva Edison was born February 11‚ 1847 in Milan‚ Ohio (pronounced My-Lab). In 1854‚ when he was seven‚ the family moved to Michigan‚ where Edison spent the rest of his childhood. "Al‚" as he was called as a boy‚ went to school only a short time. He did so poorly that his mother‚ a former teacher‚ taught her son at home. Al learned
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Thomas Alva Edison Born February 11‚ 1847 Milan‚ OH Died October 18‚ 1931 West Orange‚ NJ 1859-1862 Works as a newsboy and candy butcher on the trains of the Grand Trunk Railroad 1863-1867 Works as an operator in telegraph offices in various Midwest cities and conducts experiments with telegraph apparatus. 1868 Works as an operator at the Western Union Telegraph Company’s main office in Boston and receives support from local entrepreneurs for his electrical inventions. 1869 (Boston)
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Thomas Edison Thomas (Alva) Edison was one of America’s most important and famous inventors. Edison was born into a time and place where there wasn’t much technological advancements. His inventions helped a lot of things quickly change in the world. His inventions contributed to many inventions today such as the night light‚ movies‚ telephones‚ and records and CDs. Edison is most famous for the development of the first electric light bulb. Like I said Edison was born into a time where
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Tesla and the Electronic World Guglielmo Marconi and Nikola Tesla both contributed to the development of wireless communication. Marconi‚ an Italian working in Europe‚ and Tesla‚ a Serbian born immigrant to the U.S.‚ battled for the right to hold patents for wireless communication technology of similar design. The privilege of being the name to bare mark in the history books and be called the one who brought us wireless communication was at stake. “Mr. Marconi is a donkey” said Nikola Tesla (Pickover)
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Thomas Edison’s contributions to society through the science of electricity are undeniable and extremely significant. However‚ in the competition between his promoted DC electricity and George Westinghouse’s AC electricity‚ Edison employed some seemingly questionable motives in an attempt to succeed in the three-fold motive; enhance his reputation as a leading scientist‚ reap the profits that would come‚ and protect his established reputation which would be ‘dented’ by losing. Edison’s reputation
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In 1882‚ Nikola Tesla discovered the rotating magnetic field‚ a fundamental principle in physics and one of the greatest discoveries of all times. In February‚ 1882‚ Nikola Tesla was walking with his friend through a city park in Budapest‚ Hungary. Tesla was reciting stanzas from Goethe’s Faust‚ the sun was just setting‚ when suddenly the elusive solution to the rotating magnetic field‚ which he had been seeking for a long time‚ flashed through his mind. At this very moment‚ he saw clearly in
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Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor and electrical engineer who contributed to the American society through power sources. Nikola Tesla was an individual of change because he made the Alternating current power generator which we use today‚ and left an age of new possibilities‚ power‚ and energy sources. At this time Tesla was competing with edison‚ Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman‚ who has been described as America’s greatest inventor. Tesla leaves many legacies
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