Nikola Tesla's inventions and contributions to science impact us every day of our lives, yet you don't find him in today's textbooks next to the names of other scientists/inventors. Why is he omitted from high school text books and not given the credit he diserved? I still hear references to Marconi having been the inventor of the radio, yet his patents were overturned in the 40's and said to be based on Tesla's work. So, why does our society still teach that Marconi invented the radio? Why isn't Tesla a house hold name?
2006-08-16 07:45:27 · 2 answers · asked by BAM 7 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Tesla was a technical genius, but he was a dreadful businessman and (sadly) had no idea how to promote himself, so his genius was co-opted by folks like Westinghouse, Edison and even Ford. Because they got the public credit for much of his work, there are still public records repeating those mistakes.
Before he died, Tesla is alledged to have found a way to harness the earths magnetic field and the rotational movement of the earth to generate completely cost-free electricity, but the details probably died with him.
American society continues to adore "swashbuckling" heroes, which is why the schools STILL teach Columbus "discovered" America!
2006-08-16 08:15:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
i don't know you would think they would at least teach the tesla coil
2006-08-16 14:52:19 · answer #2 · answered by native 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋