Born on 10 July 1856, Nikola Tesla was one of the great inventors and scientists. His ideas were ahead of their time. This is the reason that today we get electricity in our form. Tesla is widely known for his extraordinary contributions to the design of the modern alternating current power supply system. Tesla was born on this day in 1856 in Smiljan, Austria, which is in modern-day Croatia. He was the fourth child of an Orthodox Roman Catholic priest.
He displayed the qualities of an intelligent student during his school days. He could solve the toughest maths questions. Tesla was very fond of reading books and was well versed in eight languages.
After completing his studies, Tesla worked in many places and devoted his knowledge and expertise to new inventions. He also worked with scientist Thomas Edison who challenged him to improve the functioning of his generator and motor. Edison reportedly promised him several thousand dollars for this. But when Tesla met the challenge, Edison reneged on his promise, forcing Tesla to quit.
Edison favored direct current (DC), which operated at 100 volts of power but was difficult to convert to other voltages. Tesla believed that alternating current (AC) is better because it can be easily carried from one place to another. It was Tesla who perfected the alternating current transmission technology. Today electricity is distributed all over the world on the basis of this technology. Tesla built the first hydroelectric power station using Faraday’s principles.
It was Tesla who theorized that radio waves could be sent anywhere in the world, which is used today from the Internet to space research. He invented the radio coil on which radios, telephones, cell phones and televisions work. Tesla laid the foundation for today’s wireless technology.
In 1895, Tesla became the first person to build the first hydroelectric power plant in Niagara Falls, Canada. In the year 1900, he was engaged in a very big project. He wanted to create a wireless communication system for the whole world. He also got investors for his project, but after the work started, the investors did not believe in his plan. Tesla had to abandon the project due to lack of funds and was declared bankrupt in 1917.
He died on 7 January 1943, after which the US Supreme Court annulled some important patents of Italian inventor Marconi and recognized Tesla’s radio inventions.
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