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Electric whose bid only cost $399,000; Westinghouse won the contract. In 1895, Westinghouse won a contract to build a hydroelectric plant at Niagara Falls, and he sealed the alternating currents place in history. At the opening of the plant in 1897, Tesla, Westinghouse’s compatriot, said…

Honor is to regard with great or respect or to have high esteem for someone or something. My personal definition of honor is to be a productive member in society and to help out others around you. Thomas Edison In 1877 Thomas Edison invented the first phonograph. A phonograph is a sound reproducing that uses cylinders to record sound as well as reproduce sound. In 1879 Thomas Edison built the first commercially practical incandescent light bulb. Edison also introduced the world's first viable…

testing lead to an effective vaccine protecting people even to today. Earlier in 1893 The State readers can read a recap of an exhibit held by Nikola Tesla. The exhibit was on the topic of alternating current. Tesla took 200,000 volts of electricity through himself during the show. He showed off different tricks playing around with electricity current. Tesla said he believed New York and Philadelphia would be able to run off the power harnessed by Niagara Falls in the future. (The State) People…

other innovations, Nikola Tesla receives almost no credit for his master mind. Even though he was not recognized for his works, he still kept pursuing his dream primarily to create a better world for man-kind to inhabit. Nikola Tesla, known only as a footnote in the history of engineering, has shaped our modern day interactions by his dedication to doing the “impossible.” How a man is raised will not only impact him, but those who are prominent in his life too. Nikola Tesla grew up in a…

All of these men were American scientist and businessman who helped Tesla advance his research or career. Thomas Edison allowed Tesla to showcase his talent even though he eventually gave him nothing for his work. “Tesla promptly quit and took a job digging ditches. But it wasn’t long before word got out the Tesla’s AC motor was worth investing in, and teh Western Union Company put Tesla to work in a lab..” (King, pg. 2). Tesla’s time with Thomas allowed him to get exposure and move on to…

Rogers Communications wireless telecommunications revenue are divided into 4 different segments (network, equipment, prepaid and postpaid) (1). The overall revenue for wireless telecommunications at RCI for 2014 is $7.305 billion which is 56.3% of RCI’s overall revenue. The prepaid segment generated $317 million of revenue in 2012 which makes up 2.5% of RCI’s overall revenue (GTF). The postpaid segment of wireless generated $6.402 billion in 2012 which makes up 50.8% of RCI’s overall revenue…

Ervin Akoopi Nikola Tesla was a Serbian American. His grandfather, Duka Tesla had much talent for creativity. Nikola admired Duka's memory which was passed down through genetics from his mother. Tesla was intelligent. He performed integral calculus in his head, in which his teachers thought he was a cheater. He finished a 4 year term through 3 years at a university. At this time, Tesla’s father, Mulitin, knew his son was a scholar. Tesla was asked to make a catalogue for the library for the…

1848-1928 Lewis H. Latimer was a leading engineer in the formative years of the electric power industry at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. He was a key member of the legendary group of inventors led by Thomas Edison. Latimer was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on September 4, 1848, to George Latimer and Rebecca Smith. Latimer’s father was well known as the central figure in a cause célèbre in Boston in 1842 when he was arrested as an escaped slave and ordered returned…

Nikola Tesla was, in my opinion, a great inventor that could have changed the entire world. Tesla was born in a small village called Smiljan in Austria. After his genious 12-year old brother passed away, Nikola, who was 5 years old, was pressured into studying. He studied chemistry, engineering and philosophy. He later emigrated to the United States of America in 1884, where he was offered a job at the company of Thomas Edison. He quit his job a few months later after a disagreement over his…

Thomas edison was a famous inventor from Ohio. His inventions brought light to the people. He also brought music to people's lives. I will be telling facts, inventions, and the life of Thomas Edison and it is all it this project. Who is Thomas Edison? Thomas Edison was an inventor and he was born in 1847. He died in 1931. He lived with his sister Nancy and his brother Samuel. His family includes his sons, Charles, Theodore, William, sisters and brothers William, Samuel, Marion, Eliza, Carle,…