Tesla vs. Edison
Tesla vs. Edison: The Struggle between Innovation and Enterprise
Both Nikola Tesla and Thomas Alva were undoubtedly two of the most influential individuals of the current industrial world. Their works and discoveries brought about significant advances in science as well as their availability to numerous people throughout the world. In popular culture, Tesla is well known for his creation of the polyphase alternating current energy
(AC) transmission system while Edison is famous for his light bulb as well as his staunch position for the direct current (DC) energy transmission system. There are a number of key differences between the two individuals. Tesla was a scientist whose work revolutionized industry while Edison was a skilled entrepreneur who was able to commercialize the works of talented individuals like Tesla. Nevertheless, both were visionaries whose works were so revolutionary that they are still in use today.
Nikola Tesla was a Serb born on July 10, 1856 in modern day Croatia. He was a mechanical and electrical engineer who worked at Continental Edison Company in France in
1882 where he focused on designing and improving electrical equipment. He then relocated to
New York City to work for Edison at Edison Machine Works. He left ship he sailed to America with nothing much but recommendation from Charles Batchelor, a former employer, which read
“I know two great men and you are one of them; the other is this young man,”[1] referring to
Tesla. Tesla then described the work he had done for Continental Edison Company, smoothly transitioning into a “description of his marvelous induction for alternating current, based upon his discovery of the rotating magnetic field” and how it would revolutionize the use of electricity [1].
Edison responded angrily, considering what he said to be nonsense and dangerous. However, he offered Tesla a simple job of fixing the S.S. Oregon’s lighting plant. Tesla finished the task by
the next morning and
Both Nikola Tesla and Thomas Alva were undoubtedly two of the most influential individuals of the current industrial world. Their works and discoveries brought about significant advances in science as well as their availability to numerous people throughout the world. In popular culture, Tesla is well known for his creation of the polyphase alternating current energy
(AC) transmission system while Edison is famous for his light bulb as well as his staunch position for the direct current (DC) energy transmission system. There are a number of key differences between the two individuals. Tesla was a scientist whose work revolutionized industry while Edison was a skilled entrepreneur who was able to commercialize the works of talented individuals like Tesla. Nevertheless, both were visionaries whose works were so revolutionary that they are still in use today.
Nikola Tesla was a Serb born on July 10, 1856 in modern day Croatia. He was a mechanical and electrical engineer who worked at Continental Edison Company in France in
1882 where he focused on designing and improving electrical equipment. He then relocated to
New York City to work for Edison at Edison Machine Works. He left ship he sailed to America with nothing much but recommendation from Charles Batchelor, a former employer, which read
“I know two great men and you are one of them; the other is this young man,”[1] referring to
Tesla. Tesla then described the work he had done for Continental Edison Company, smoothly transitioning into a “description of his marvelous induction for alternating current, based upon his discovery of the rotating magnetic field” and how it would revolutionize the use of electricity [1].
Edison responded angrily, considering what he said to be nonsense and dangerous. However, he offered Tesla a simple job of fixing the S.S. Oregon’s lighting plant. Tesla finished the task by
the next morning and
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