Biography- Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer,

and futurist who was instrumental in the development of the modern alternating current
energy delivery system.

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Introduction
Nikola Tesla was a brilliant inventor who fashioned various ground-breaking creations. He
was an engineer who received over 300 patents for his historical achievements. He also
worked with many famous people and corporations throughout history.
Nikola Tesla was born on July 10, 1856, in the Croatian village of Smiljan, to a priest father
(Austrian Empire).
During his life, Tesla's innovations represented substantial technological advances. In radio
technology, he designed the widely used Tesla coil and induction coil. By his significant
breakthroughs, this math and physics genius had a significant influence on our daily life.
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Contribution in Alternating Currents (AC)

Alternating Current was Nikola Tesla's most well-known innovation. AC power enables
electricity to be sent across long distances considerably more effectively.

Westinghouse adopted Tesla's AC patents and utilized them to illuminate the Chicago
World's Fair. Tesla's obvious necessary aptitude for innovation and great imagination
made him one of our time's most prolific innovators. Undoubtedly, his intelligence was
unparalleled in his day, and probably in ours as well.

Tesla Coil
The Tesla coil, incorporated in the tower that was constructed at what is now the final
intact laboratory in Shoreham, New York, the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe, is
perhaps the most recognisable emblem of Tesla's work. Here, Tesla built a tower topped
by his iconic coils, which fired electric sparks into the air and circulated power by
alternating current around the coils.
The Radio
Before his lab burnt down, Tesla demonstrated that he could use his coils to broadcast and
receive strong radio waves. Radio transmissions might be delivered and received by tuning
the radio waves to resonate at the same frequency. By early 1895, he was ready to transmit
a signal 50 miles from his lab to West Point, New York. But, the fire in Tesla's lab destroyed
his work.
Guglielmo Marconi (creator of the wireless telegraph system) established long-distance
demonstrations in the future, and he utilized a Tesla oscillator to extend the signals over
the English Channel.

Induction Motor
In 1885, Nikola Tesla and Galileo Ferraris separately created the first AC commutator-free
three-phase induction motor, and Tesla was the first to seek a patent.
Tesla's induction motor, which spins electromagnets, today powers ordinary home
appliances such as vacuums, hair dryers, and power tools.

Tesla Turbine
Tesla created a piston engine that used combustion to rotate discs to power autos.
Commonly used turbines at the time were less efficient and relied on blades. Tesla's idea
united multiple discs to make a centrifugal pump. His turbine used less fuel by flowing fluid
along the path of least resistance. His turbine is also referred to as "...the boundary-layer
turbine, cohesion-type turbine, and Prandtl-layer turbine since it employs the boundary-
layer effect rather than a fluid impinging on the blades as in a normal turbine."

Conclusion

Nikola Tesla and his innovations forever altered people's lives. Tesla's AC breakthrough
offered millions of people power to their homes. This opened up a plethora of new
possibilities for inventions and provided power to technologies that required electricity.
Tesla's laser made operations safer and aided patients who need medical procedures.
Tesla's radio elevated communication to an entirely new level. These radios were now
employed in conflicts, alarms, and for home usage, which enhanced Americans' lives.
Ultimately, Nikola Tesla's inventions enhanced life for all Americans and potentially the
rest of the globe.

FAQs
Q.1.What were Nikola Tesla's most notable inventions?
Ans:Tesla invented the alternating-current power system, which powers houses and
buildings.

Q.2.What is a Tesla coil?

Ans:A Tesla coil is a radio frequency oscillator that drives an air-core double-tuned
resonant transformer to generate large voltages while consuming little power.

Q.3. Which principle governs the operation of an induction motor?

Ans: The induction motor is a motor that operates on the basis of electromagnetic
induction. When an electrical conductor is put in a rotating magnetic field, the
electromotive force induces a current across it. This is known as electromagnetic induction.

References

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(n.d.). https://teslasciencecenter.org/nikola-tesla-inventions/

(n.d.). https://meroli.web.cern.ch/lecture_nikola_tesla.html