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Tesla's Impact on the Modern World Thomas Alva Edison was declared the most important man of the century according to Time magazine. He graced the world with his incandescent bulb, powered by a rapidly growing electrical movement of which he was a major leader. What most people do not understand is the fact that if the “Wizard” had his way, there would be a power plant every several miles, scattered about the land like sprinkles on a cupcake. At the time, direct current was the only choice, inhibiting as it was. Then, thanks to a man names Nikola Tesla, an alternating current motor was invented, allowing much more efficient electricity travel.
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Tesla went to college for engineering at a Austrian polytechnic school. Although tesla did not finish college and dropped out of two universities without completing a single year he was still an avid reader and he is thought to have had a photographic memory. In 1884 Tesla moved decided to move to America, planing on finding more resources on his research. Nikola worked for Thomas Edison, and in return Edison wrote a letter of recommendation for Tesla, “ I have only Known two great men - one is you(Edison) the other is a young man”. Although Tesla worked for Edison, he disagreed with him on many points.
While scientists around the world were fixated on improving on this new concept Edison did little to implement further improvisions on his idea. Instead he bickered with the public about ... ... middle of paper ... .... Business related to electrical devices skyrocketed which further enhanced the need for alternated currents. During the late 1800’s, the expansion of the electromagnetic field of science aided America in booming its economy and assemble a new standard of living. This altered the culture tremendously and ensured that future developments would be possible. Climbing these tremendous feats would not have been possible without the genius’ of the time.
Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla were two of the most influential minds of the 1800s. Edison, the Wizard of Menlo Park, worked hard his whole life to achieve great feats in science. Tesla, the Master of Lightning, had a brilliant mind and contributed to an electronic growth that changed American history. Thomas Edison is such a familiar name, but Tesla on the other hand is more obscure. Edison is widely known by the American public, but his intellectual equal and adversary is often forgotten.
These two men are the fathers of modern technology. The War of Currents was a battle between the famous inventor Thomas Edison, and the mysterious genius Nikola Tesla. Tesla and Edison engaged in an epic competition to create the most efficient, cheap, usable form of electricity. Everyone knows who Thomas Edison was, but not many people know of Nikola Tesla. Tesla was an unappreciated mastermind who changed the world with his inventions, performed many strange experiments, and practically invented usable electricity.
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