Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison was an inventor who is commonly known for his invention of the light bulb. He had a very poor education, and dropped out of school when he was 12 years old. Not soon after the start of the Civil War, Thomas Edison learned telegraphy and traveled around the country as a telegrapher. Throughout his travels Edison fell ill and became partially deaf from the untreated illnesses. Edison began to work on an invention that would repair his…

that Tesla became an engineer with no single training at all, not exposed in the said field, but did it all himself, and realized the greatest- amazing results by virtue of his applications and industry use. He challenged one of his counterparts, Thomas Edison who also invented direct current (DC) power system (Jatras, 2003).…

He relocated to Paris to work for the continental Edison company(Bernard 2010). A year late he moved to France where he built the first prototype of alternating current motor. He than approached wealthy businessmen who could afford to fund him but they couldn’t understand the device and rejected it. He figured the only way to realize his dreams was to meet world's greatest electrical engineer Thomas Edison. So he decided to move to NYC to meet Edison. Almost missed his train, lost his money,…

While working for him, Tesla invented 24 different types of machines for Edison. Before Tesla did anything for Edison, Edison made a promise that he would gladly pay Nikola $50,000 if he would improve the D.C. dynamo. After Tesla did so, Thomas Edison stated “Tesla, you don’t understand our american humor” and did not pay him, Tesla then quit working for him. Sadly, after this happened Nikola Tesla was forced…

you know about him? Well, I think you should. Nikola Tesla was a Serbian American inventor born in 1856 in a small village in Serbia during the Austrian regime. In 1884 Tesla emigrated into the United States to work for the famous scientist Thomas Alva Edison in New York City. If Tesla had stayed in Serbia, he might had died in the First world war and we couldn’t define modern era as it is today. Tesla shouldn’t have stayed in Serbia if he wanted to achieve his dreams.…

The light bulb is one of Thomas Edison’s most famous engineering innovations. However the “Wizard of Menlo Park” (a name which he was also known as) has created and/or designed so many more inventions than just the light bulb. He has about 2332 patents worldwide proving he was really a great inventor. However, what proved his amazing skilling creating/designing are the useful products that are used throughout society till date. Edison’s inventions/designs such as the first electrical power grid,…

Nikola Tesla was a powerful scientific mind of the 19th century, specifically, “one of the most outstanding pioneers in the electric power field and in the development of radio” (“Tesla, Nikola”). Tesla began his life as a young Croatian boy, detached from the world, who dreamt of inventing. He later came to America in pursuit of his own American Dream, and in the process paved the road for modern electricity and radio communication. (“Nikola Tesla”). Tesla’s genius ideas are credited to many…

Nikola Tesla was a man of wisdom. The war he had with Thomas edison went on for a long time. Nikola tesla invented the ac, a type of current we still use today. The whole war was over eddison and is dc current. Which means direct current. Tesla was born on July 10, 1856 in Smiljan, Croatia. He was not an american citizen at first. He came from the austrian empire to america. From 1856 to 1867 he was apart of the empire. Then he came to america and became a citizen here. His father was a priest…

invention of the light bulb. The light bulb was never really “Invented” but when Thomas Edison had made his version, it had outdone any other design at the time. Instead of using carbonized linen or cotton he used bamboo in his filament that made it last for more than 1200 hours The first real invention was in 1840 and was re-invented many times throughout the years but was truly “Mastered” in 1879 by Thomas Edison. The invention of the light bulb has given Americans the ability to work longer…

But these problems had solved after the electric light appears. Most people believe that the light bulb is invented by the Americans Thomas Edison. But actual another American, Henry Goebbels, had invented the same principles and materials, and reliable bulbs, than Edison had for decades, and many others had contributed to the invention of electric lamps before Edison. However, according to a published in 2007 research results, this legend is not enough. Because the electric light people could…