DeadManSinging
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Post by DeadManSinging on May 15, 2012 8:54:28 GMT -5
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Post by StormInateacup on May 15, 2012 9:28:42 GMT -5
Lots of wrongly attributed inventions over the years. In fact this is a site which gives a third option for the inventor of X-Rays - one Wilhelm Röntgen (Don't Krauts have the best names?). listverse.com/2009/04/10/top-10-wrongly-attributed-inventions/The thing about Tesla was that unlike Edison who was massively ambitious, seeking fame and riches for his "advances" Tesla was a classic science geek - in it for the intrinsic satisfaction he gained from knowing he had contributed much to growth in the communal knowledge pool. He didn't like Edison much, but as you can see, they had long-standing issues and Edison kind of persecuted Tesla at every opportunity so you can understand why that was. |
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firesong
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Post by firesong on May 15, 2012 11:51:43 GMT -5
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Post by BadBeast on May 16, 2012 13:22:41 GMT -5
Tesla was quite prolific for a bone fide voice hearing schizophrenic. Where Edison used to pinch other people's work and patent it, Tesla really did invent shit. He invented a way for electricity to be delivered wirelessly. He designed the first Hydro-electric power station at Niagra falls. (While he was in Prison) There's strong evidence to suggest that the research missing from his notes after he died, was acquired by the Russians, who stuffed it up at Tunguska.
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firesong
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Post by firesong on May 18, 2012 17:21:41 GMT -5
Tesla was quite prolific for a bone fide voice hearing schizophrenic. Where Edison used to pinch other people's work and patent it, Tesla really did invent shit. He invented a way for electricity to be delivered wirelessly. He designed the first Hydro-electric power station at Niagra falls. (While he was in Prison) There's strong evidence to suggest that the research missing from his notes after he died, was acquired by the Russians, who stuffed it up at Tunguska. He also invented the radio; all of Marconi's patents have been transferred to Tesla; his patents also served as the startup for Westinghouse Electric. He invented the polyphase squirrel cage motor, fluorescent lights, bladeless turbine, as well as championing the use of Alternating Current for general purpose electrical applications. He invented the 20th century... |
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Post by gandalftheoffwhite on May 27, 2012 20:08:02 GMT -5
He invented an awesome rock and roll band too!  |
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Post by StormInateacup on May 27, 2012 20:09:59 GMT -5
Tesla was quite prolific for a bone fide voice hearing schizophrenic. Where Edison used to pinch other people's work and patent it, Tesla really did invent shit. He invented a way for electricity to be delivered wirelessly. He designed the first Hydro-electric power station at Niagra falls. (While he was in Prison) There's strong evidence to suggest that the research missing from his notes after he died, was acquired by the Russians, who stuffed it up at Tunguska. He also invented the radio; all of Marconi's patents have been transferred to Tesla; his patents also served as the startup for Westinghouse Electric. He invented the polyphase squirrel cage motor, fluorescent lights, bladeless turbine, as well as championing the use of Alternating Current for general purpose electrical applications. He invented the 20th century... Edison publicly electrocuted dogs to try and prove that Tesla's alternating current was too dangerous to use. |
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Post by The Mad Hatter on May 27, 2012 20:22:33 GMT -5
The Tesla coil is direct current, not alternating.
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firesong
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Post by firesong on Jun 21, 2012 16:01:58 GMT -5
 The Tesla coil is direct current, not alternating. It will work with either, but works better with AC because of it's current limiting attributes...
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Post by rscott on Jun 22, 2012 1:50:08 GMT -5
trash
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