When we talk about energy and alternative energy, a name that always comes to mind is Nikolas Tesla. His name comes up when we talk about free energy. He actually invented and patented a free energy device that uses solar energy. He is one of the few scientists or inventors who can be grouped together with Albert Einstein and Thomas A. Edison- named as part of the club of scientists who pretty much changed the world. Somehow, he is not very well known and even other inventors have taken credit for ideas he had developed before.
Some of his inventions are:
- Methods to produce, transmit, AC current.
- AC Motor.
- Invented the radio. Radio is just a modulated AC signal.
- Neon Lights.
- Remote Controlled Devices
- X Rays.
Unfortunately this guy was not a very good marketer, and Thomas Alba Edison rejected his ideas about DC current. The competition- Westinghouse, bought his ideas and actually made possible the generation of AC and its transmission over long distances. He is not very well known to the point that Marconi is still known as the inventor of the radio, even though he wasn’t.
Here is part of his biography.
Born in the village of Smiljan, in the province of Lika, Croatia—then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1856. Tesla completed his elementary education in Croatia. He continued his schooling in the Polytechnic School in Graz and finished at University of Prague. He worked as an electrical engineer in Germany, Hungary and France before emigrating to the United States in 1884.
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 of system alternating-current.
At the time of his death Tesla held over 700 patents.
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.
Tesla allowed himself few close friends, although one was humorist and author, Mark Twain. However, when he died in New York City on January 7, 1943, hundreds of admirers attended his funeral services, mourning the loss of a great genius. At the time of his death Tesla held over 700 patents.
Here are a few links for you to research.
PBS: Tesla The Master of Lightning
Zero News Datapool, TESLA FREE ENERGY
Excellent article! I throughly enjoyed your coverage of a true inventor and pioneer. I have the pleasure of teaching about men such as Tesla, and I can tell you that most of my students have never heard of him. They say, “Isn’t Tesla a rock group?” Great blog- I will be back often!
Al Roberts, PH.D
Dr. Nikola Tesla was of unusual intellectual brilliance. He could reason, plan, and solve problems in his head. He could think abstractly and comprehend ideas without putting pen to paper. His patents (over 100 in the United States) and theoretical work still form the basis for modern alternating current electric power systems (including the polyphase power distribution system). Tesla helped usher in the Second Industrial Revolution. Yet he hardly gets a footnote in our public school textbooks. He is affectionately refered to as the “Father of Free Energy”. . Tesla not only wanted to give the world free energy, Tesla developed components of technology whereby it could be accomplished.
The Man Who Invented the Twentieth Century.
Little known? To the unwashed masses, perhaps. The rest of us count his biographies and collected patents as among the primary treasures of our personal libraries. Though he fell apart in his later years, his life’s output was exceeded by very few in any age.
Thanks for mentioning the great man.
palo34 wrote:
“. The competition- Westinghouse, bought his ideas and actually made possible the generation of AC and its transmission over long distances.”
If Tesla was right why did Califoria build two 800,000 volt DC transmission lines to bring power from the Columbia River to the LA area? See the above web site for the details.
Will California build more DC transmission lines to bring the proposed 30,000 megawatts coal plants in Wy?
Ben
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Jordan
Dear Sir,
I have an invention in the field of free energy , the patent doesn’t issued yet but it is pending ,
The invention is a simple unit produces free energy , the amount of energy released depend upon the unit size ,
The invention is environmental friend .
The invention has unlimited prospective applications .
Iam interesting to contact experienced peoples ,partners inventors , would you please guide & tell me what are the best foundation those may adopt & take up my invention at pending stage .and compensates me .
Yours faithfully
Abuabdoon Saeid
Jordan
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Your invention wouldn’t happen to be collecting waste energy from the vacuum, would it? Hint: Even a solar panel does this, as does a radio antenna to a smaller degree. The neat thing would be if you could collect ALL the wavelengths. Even 90% collection would be nice since so much energy is in the infrared region or not even EM. The costs of the hardware and maintenance would have to be less than the energy produced in order to get sales. There’s a curve that actually proves that since solar panels start to fail at 30+ years, they are not quite as cost-effective as we want. ;(
Marconi developed a critical part of the modern radio, but Tesla made it work, if I remember right. Of course, transistors made them both obsolete. 😛