The Inventions, Researches, and Writings of Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla, Thomas Commerford Martin

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Fall River Press
01 April 2014

Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science; Inventions & inventors

Nikola Tesla blazed the path that electrical development followed for many years to come. This record of Tesla's pioneering work gathers many of his most famous findings and theories, allowing contemporary readers to experience the amazing range of his thinking. It includes lectures, articles, and discussions—particularly those bearing on polyphase motors and the effects obtained with currents of high potential and high frequency.

By: Nikola Tesla
Edited by: Thomas Commerford Martin
Imprint: Fall River Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 35mm
Weight: 685g
ISBN: 9781454910763
ISBN 10: 1454910763
Pages: 497
Publication Date: 01 April 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nikola Tesla was born in Croatia in 1856. He emigrated to the United States in 1884 and worked for a short time for Thomas Edison. A pioneer in the field of high-tension electricity, Tesla made many discoveries and inventions of lasting value to the development of radio transmission and electricity, one of the most famous of which was the power system at Niagara Falls. He died in 1943.