Electrical impedance

“We need to understand the universe, it’s virtually around us at all times.” - Nikola Tesla. The inventions that Nikola Tesla made were remarkable and changed the world in many ways across his lifetime. ("Nikola Tesla Biography.”) . The Alternating Current is the most recognizable of all his inventions, and is still widely used across the globe to this day. The Alternating Current can make electricity flow either direction, which is more useful than the Direct Current which flows in only 1…

Frank Sprague’s electric trolley system became the first large-scale electric rail system in the world; in 1911, General Electric unveiled the first electric refrigerator. However, the rise of electricity was fraught with conflict over the type of electrical current. Starting in the 1870’s the fight over electric currents,…

and concepts. At age 17, I became interested in interacting with the physical world through the digital one with the use of microcontrollers. With the Internet and a copious amount of trial-and-error, I taught myself a functional understanding of electrical engineering. I completed several smaller projects, such as controllers for lights, motors, and servos, to gain experience for attempting more complex projects, like metal detectors and electro-magnetic propulsion systems. My additional skills…

inventors in the 1830s and 1840s. A combination of dots and dashes were assigned to each letter. To send a message the operator key would be pushed down to complete the battery’s electrical circuit and the amount of time you held the operator key would determine if it is a dot or dash. This would then transmit an electrical signal through the wires laid in between stations to the receiver on the other end. A variety of people used it for sending messages to family, military personnel could…

I am excited to introduce Karson Spurgeon, a fellow senior who highlights the uniqueness of this class with his work, his personality, and his variety of talents. Karson works at McDonald’s, which sheds light on his contribution to the community. The common worker often remains overlooked in society, but these workers form the basic, necessary structure of our society. With this job he and other workers have the ability to serve those in the community, alluding to his hardworking and helpful…

Your World! You should let your electrician "electrify" your world in a positive instead of negative way. They're the pros you turn to whenever there's an electrical problem in your home that involves more than simply flipping the breaker upwards after it went down or waiting for the brief power outage to finally end. The most delicate of electrical jobs involve the risk of electrocution, so you must never attempt to fix such problems and let a qualified, certified, and duly licensed NYC…

“Cool,” I exclaimed as I won Minesweeper for the first time. As I was playing, I wondered, “How are these games made?” Little did I know that there were multiple lines of code written to engineer the game. Digital games like Minesweeper sparked a curiosity in my six year old mind that incited my passion for Computer Science. As a middle schooler, computers intrigued me. I always wanted to find the answer to the question “How can a small little box be so smart?” To do so, I decided to enroll…

then transferred to a school in Prague, Czechoslovakia, and later determined that a school in Maribor was a better option. There, he was arrested because he was a vagrant and deported back to Croatia (Cooper 28). Tesla’s first real education in electrical engineering began in Paris. When there, he was scouted as he was studying. The person who scouted him offered to take him to New York for further education. Accepting, on the ship there, most of his money and belongings were stolen and other…

specializes in the electrical wiring of buildings, machines and related equipment. Because electrical equipment is highly sensitive and potentially dangerous, electricians are always in need for emergencies and to deal with electrical problems. Electricians can work in residential, or private electrician jobs or commercial jobs. Residential jobs may involve work such as fitting a home for electrical wiring and investigating and repairing electrical problems in a home. Commercial electrical work…

While exploring potential career paths, I read the book “101 Things I Learned in Engineering School,” by John Kuprenas. In the author’s note, he stated engineers view the world as “fascinating, creative, challenging, collaborative, and unfailingly rewarding,” and suddenly I wanted to know more. As I continued reading, I was intrigued by the idea of using math and science, in combination with creativity, to produce something tangible that could potentially be used in someone's everyday life.…