nikola tesla
April 9, 2013
E Block
The Madness Of Nikola Tesla
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In “Tesla Man Out Of Time” by Margaret Cheney, Nikola Tesla was personified as
an erratic and eccentric innovator . Along with crazy electric experiments and bizarre
OCD fits, Tesla did invent marvelous inventions. These include the radio, Tesla Coil, alternating current (AC), X-rays, and arguably a death ray. The radio was not invented by Tesla, rather it was revolutionized by Tesla. In the late 19th century radios were almost like telegraphs since they both ran on wires. But what set Tesla apart from the crowd is when he said “… a device that can communicate with no wires.”(Cheney.283).
People found this obscured until he demonstrated in 1898 a radio controlled boat in
Madison Square Garden. People still didn’t believe him saying things like, “There is a small monkey controlling that boat!” Before it was officially called a radio Tesla had many patents on his designs but was overruled when he claimed the transatlantic cable was made using 14 different Tesla patents. Tesla was determined to solve the mystery of the radio, but he wasn’t about X-rays. In fact it was an accident. He was experimenting with what he called “Invisible Energy.” He stumbled upon energy of the third kind after some film was ruined in his laboratory from previous experiments. Tesla tried to capture a photo using exposure from a 19th century florescent bulb, Crookes tube, and Geissler Tube. When he went to take a picture of his friend Mark Twain the only thing shown in the picture was a metal screw from the lens. More late nights
revealed a new device, with which Tesla took of his hand and this was believed to be the first ever North American attempt at an X-ray. Tesla accidentally stumbled upon another amazing revolutionary invention. But he didn't know it. Although other inventions were truly amazing, nothing is more revolutionary than these two.
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I would recommend this book to anyone who is remotely
E Block
The Madness Of Nikola Tesla
!
In “Tesla Man Out Of Time” by Margaret Cheney, Nikola Tesla was personified as
an erratic and eccentric innovator . Along with crazy electric experiments and bizarre
OCD fits, Tesla did invent marvelous inventions. These include the radio, Tesla Coil, alternating current (AC), X-rays, and arguably a death ray. The radio was not invented by Tesla, rather it was revolutionized by Tesla. In the late 19th century radios were almost like telegraphs since they both ran on wires. But what set Tesla apart from the crowd is when he said “… a device that can communicate with no wires.”(Cheney.283).
People found this obscured until he demonstrated in 1898 a radio controlled boat in
Madison Square Garden. People still didn’t believe him saying things like, “There is a small monkey controlling that boat!” Before it was officially called a radio Tesla had many patents on his designs but was overruled when he claimed the transatlantic cable was made using 14 different Tesla patents. Tesla was determined to solve the mystery of the radio, but he wasn’t about X-rays. In fact it was an accident. He was experimenting with what he called “Invisible Energy.” He stumbled upon energy of the third kind after some film was ruined in his laboratory from previous experiments. Tesla tried to capture a photo using exposure from a 19th century florescent bulb, Crookes tube, and Geissler Tube. When he went to take a picture of his friend Mark Twain the only thing shown in the picture was a metal screw from the lens. More late nights
revealed a new device, with which Tesla took of his hand and this was believed to be the first ever North American attempt at an X-ray. Tesla accidentally stumbled upon another amazing revolutionary invention. But he didn't know it. Although other inventions were truly amazing, nothing is more revolutionary than these two.
!
I would recommend this book to anyone who is remotely