How Did Tesla Change America
Nikola Tesla was extremely significant in America in the late 19th century socially and economically by engineering, implementing, and advancing the field of electricity.
When Tesla came to America in 1884 from Paris, the United States was powering homes and businesses with direct current electricity. DC power was severely limited and could only run a mile before another power station had to be built to reenergize the lines that ran overhead. To combat the inefficiency of Thomas Edison’s DC power, Tesla eventually created alternating current.
AC electricity created a new way to power America. No longer did citizens need to have coal-powered sub-stations spewing thick pollution every mile in already over crowded and overbuilt cities. Alternating current allowed for higher voltages and less power outages than its counterpart DC electricity. However, the rivalry escalated to dramatic proportions when Edison felt threatened by the new invention.
A campaign to smear Tesla’s invention was launched by Edison and his financers J.P. Morgan. Edison used AC power to perform public electrocutions of dogs and cats. Ultimately, Tesla’s invention of AC led to the creation of the electrocution chair for prisoners. The ability to end the life of an individual through the use of electricity was stated eloquently by Dr. Albert …show more content…
The new income workers now made revitalized farms, general stores, and retail outlets. Additionally, tools and machinery that were used to build the dam harnessed the very same technology that Nikola Tesla created. Without the generators that Tesla created the expansion of the West would not have been possible. Las Vegas would not be the growing city that it is today. Not only was the Hoover Dam an economic boosting brute, it was a symbol of American ingenuity and perseverance; a beacon of light that lit the future of a new era in American
When Tesla came to America in 1884 from Paris, the United States was powering homes and businesses with direct current electricity. DC power was severely limited and could only run a mile before another power station had to be built to reenergize the lines that ran overhead. To combat the inefficiency of Thomas Edison’s DC power, Tesla eventually created alternating current.
AC electricity created a new way to power America. No longer did citizens need to have coal-powered sub-stations spewing thick pollution every mile in already over crowded and overbuilt cities. Alternating current allowed for higher voltages and less power outages than its counterpart DC electricity. However, the rivalry escalated to dramatic proportions when Edison felt threatened by the new invention.
A campaign to smear Tesla’s invention was launched by Edison and his financers J.P. Morgan. Edison used AC power to perform public electrocutions of dogs and cats. Ultimately, Tesla’s invention of AC led to the creation of the electrocution chair for prisoners. The ability to end the life of an individual through the use of electricity was stated eloquently by Dr. Albert …show more content…
The new income workers now made revitalized farms, general stores, and retail outlets. Additionally, tools and machinery that were used to build the dam harnessed the very same technology that Nikola Tesla created. Without the generators that Tesla created the expansion of the West would not have been possible. Las Vegas would not be the growing city that it is today. Not only was the Hoover Dam an economic boosting brute, it was a symbol of American ingenuity and perseverance; a beacon of light that lit the future of a new era in American