Experiments with Alternate Currents of High Potential and High Frequency
Documents the initial, revolutionary public disclosure of Tesla’s findings on high-frequency, high-potential alternating currents and their applications.
Nikola Tesla
Designed the modern Alternating Current (AC) electricity supply system. Pioneered radio technology, the induction motor, and the Tesla coil, envisioning wireless energy transmission.
"The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine."
Biography
Early Life
Born in Smiljan (modern-day Croatia). A brilliant student with an eidetic memory. He worked for Edison in Paris and NY before their famous falling out led to the "War of the Currents."
Major Achievements
Designed the modern Alternating Current (AC) electricity supply system. Pioneered radio technology, the induction motor, and the Tesla coil, envisioning wireless energy transmission.
Signature Works
His autobiography My Inventions offers insight into his creative process. He also published numerous technical writings like The Problem of Increasing Human Energy.
Recommended Reading
5 Books Listed
My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla
Offers direct, personal insight into the mental processes and philosophical beliefs of one of history's greatest inventors.
The Inventions, Researches and Writings of Nikola Tesla
Provides the comprehensive technical documentation and contemporary historical context for Tesla's groundbreaking early inventions (pre-1895).
The Problem of Increasing Human Energy
Lays out a visionary, turn-of-the-century plan for global energy utilization and the long-term future of human civilization.
The Strange Life of Nikola Tesla
Provides the first comprehensive biographical account of Tesla's life, shaping the public narrative of the inventor as a neglected genius.