name some accomplishments by nikola tesla?

Answer 1

"Tesla is regarded as one of the most important inventors in history. He is well known for his contributions to the discipline of electricity and magnetism in the late 19th and early 20th century. Tesla's patents and theoretical work form the basis of modern alternating current electric power (AC) systems, including the polyphase power distribution systems and the AC motor, with which he helped usher in the Second Industrial Revolution."

Answer 2

In October of 1942, the United States Supreme Court entered into "The Great Radio Controversy". Though the invention of radio had long been attributed to Guglielmo Marconi, the Supreme Court justices were intrigued by patent records and scientific publications which pointed to Nikola Tesla as radio's true creator. In June of 1943, the Court decided that Nikola Tesla had, in fact, invented modern radio technology. Ruling that Marconi's patents were invalid and had been "anticipated", Tesla was vindicated - though far from victorious. Some five months earlier, alone and destitute in a New York hotel room, the great inventor had died. His papers and notes were seized by the United States Alien Property Office, and are now housed in the Nikola Tesla Museum in Belgrade.

Answer 3

Tesla's main contributions were in the areas of electricity (alternating current motor) and radio (wireless), but he did not really get credit for this work in his lifetime, mainly because he was such a poor businessman and did not patent his work. He was in the shadow of inventors such as Edison and Marconi.

Answer 4

Arriving in New York City with four cents in his pocket, Tesla found employment with Thomas Edison in New Jersey. Differences in style between the two men soon lead to their separation. In 1885, George Westinghouse, founder of the Westinghouse Electric Company, bought patent rights to Tesla's system of alternating-current. The advantages of alternating-current over Edison's system of direct-current became apparent when Westinghouse successfully used Tesla's system to light the World Columbian Exposition at Chicago in 1893.

Tesla established a laboratory in New York City in 1887. His experiments ranged from an exploration of electrical resonance to studies of various lighting systems. To counter fears of alternating-current, Tesla gave exhibitions in his laboratory in which he lighted lamps without wires by allowing electricity to flow through his body.

When Tesla became a United States citizen in 1891, he was at the peak of his creative powers. He developed in rapid succession the induction motor, new types of generators and transformers, a system of alternating-current power transmission, fluorescent lights, and a new type of steam turbine. He also became intrigued with wireless transmission of power.

In 1900, Tesla began construction on Long Island of a wireless broadcasting tower. The project was funded with $150,000 capital from financier J. Pierpont Morgan. The project was abandoned when Morgan withdrew his financial support. Tesla's work shifted to turbines and other projects, but his ideas remained on the drawing board due to a lack of funds. Tesla's notebooks are still examined by engineers in search of unexploited ideas.