Thomas Edison

Development of the steel industry was boosted by discovery of the Bessemer process. ("Second Industrial Revolution") Henry Bessemer and William Kelly drastically reduced the cost and time needed in producing steel from pig-iron. They found out that that blasting air through molten iron produced high quality steel. Steel was widely used in construction of buildings, because it provided good support for skyscrapers and tall towers. Cornelius Vanderbilt, an American entrepreneur who built his…

A mad scientist, a lonely recluse, a selfish maniac. No matter how you address him, Nikola Tesla provided the backbone for the electricity we use in our daily lives. Without his lasting influence, we still may be searching for a way to harness the electrons whizzing around atoms. Nikola Tesla was an influential inventor who revolutionized modern engineering by introducing alternating current and developing countless designs for electrical devices. As a young man, Nikola Tesla attended the…

Both Tesla’s and Edison’s contributions in the science world have had multitudes of effects on the standard of living today. From the time of Edison and Tesla, the use of electricity has been taken to completely different levels and it can be seen all around us. I believe that Nikola Tesla has had a larger impact on the science world than Edison has. Nikola Tesla was born on July 10, 1856 in Smiljan, Croatia. Because his mom was an inventor of household appliances, he began to find an interest…

light bulbs, and etc., and his name is Thomas Alva Edison and he saw a future and Edison left a remarkable impact on the American society and worldwide, he changed a lot of inventing this technology we have been for years now. Also, he was the first Americans to invent something which wasn’t done before. There are many things which Edison have created, but I would say that the light bulbs and electricity were the most important which was invented by him. Edison introduced the new technology to…

According to Science Buddies Staffs, “Take a Musical Step Back in Time: Make Your Own Phonograph From Everyday Items,” in the year 1877, Thomas Edison successfully built the phonograph. The phonograph, back then consisted of turning a cylinder wrapped with paraffin paper or tinfoil, a needle, and horn. The use of a phonograph was to first connect the stylus(needle) to the paper or tinfoil, then yell into the horn while spinning the diaphragm, this results in indentions in the paper, after that…

Austria. In 1822, Tesla was hired for the Continental Edison Company in Paris [4] where he repaired electrical power plants. After working there for two years (in 1884) he decided to migrate to the New York where an unrecognized Tesla arrives with unparalleled diligence and ingenuity and was hired at Thomas Edison’s company in New York. Segregation did not shadow Tesla in the front of Edison as he was heavily impressed by his persistence. Edison motivated Tesla that he would be paid handsomely…

engineers was Thomas Edison who famously stated that “ [he had] not failed, [he had discovered] 10,000 ways that did not work”. Despite Edison’s numerous failures, he eventually perfected his version of the light bulb, got it patented and proceeded to make his invention available to consumers. Edison’s approach illustrates the engineer’s ideal process, as he repeatedly tests and perfects the design of the desired result before releasing the result to the public. In this manner, Edison ensures…

What is the most influential invention of the late 19th century? Well, there are many choices to choose from. There is the light bulb/electricity which is mainly associated with Thomas Edison, the airplane created by the Wright Brothers, the telephone created by Alexander Graham Bell and his partner Thomas Watson, and the automobile/assembly line which is mainly related to Henry Ford. These people and their inventions have had an unbelievable effect on our world today. I cannot imagine this…

and physics in the 1870s and gained practical experience in the early 1880s working in telephony. He emigrated to the United States in 1884, where he would become a naturalized citizen. He also work in new york city before he went on his own at the Edison Machine Works. In the wake of learning at the Realschule, Karlstadt (later renamed the Johann-Rudolph-Glauber Realschule Karlstadt); the Polytechnic Institute in Graz, Austria; and the University of Prague amid the 1870s, Tesla moved to…

“I find out what the world needs. Then I go ahead and try to invent it.”-Thomas Edison. In the 1800s’ the only source of light available at night was from fires, candles, and oil lamps which always presented a fire hazard and emitted a smelly odor when used. This gave Edison the idea of creating an alternative source of light with the newly discovered energy, electricity. Invented in 1879, the incandescent light bulb became one of the biggest factor in revolutionizing people 's’ lives. It gave…