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The Man
Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla was greatly influenced by Vedic
philosophy, and thus the realization that Reality is a Dynamic Unity. He
found ways to transfer energy through Space using resonance, based upon his
belief that Space existed and propagated waves. Unfortunately Nikola Tesla's
work was never fully understood, and because claims of extracting 'free
energy' from Space sounded rather 'crackpot' (and Einstein's Relativity
suggested (incorrectly) that it was Matter, not Space that fundamentally
existed) his work remained on the fringe of Science for the past 100 years.
Only recently has interest been popularly renewed in Tesla's work, largely
because a number of experimental scientists from around the world have now
confirmed many of Tesla's ideas and inventions.
A Short Biography
(b. July 9/10, 1856, Smiljan, Croatia--d. Jan. 7, 1943, New York City),
Serbian-American inventor and researcher who discovered the rotating
magnetic field, the basis of most alternating-current machinery. He
emigrated to the United States in 1884 and sold the patent rights to his
system of alternating-current dynamos, transformers, and motors to George
Westinghouse the following year. In 1891 he invented the Tesla coil, an
induction coil widely used in radio technology.
Nikola Tesla - Man Out of Time A VERY simple page; it
mostly contains links to other sites on the net that deal with things he
invented, rather than lots of information about him. Other sites do that
much better.
Tesla on... Excerpts
from Nikola Tesla, "My Inventions: the autobiography of Nikola Tesla",
Hart Bros., 1982. Originally appeared in the Electrical experimenter
magazine in 1919.
Others on Tesla Adopted from "Tesla: man out of time", by
Margaret Cheney, 1981.
Getting to Wardenclyffe - A
real-life story as told by
Mr. Gerald Harris &
Wardenclyffe Discovered
The Strange Life of Nikola TeslaA 47 page PDF file which contains (in addition to several photos of
the man) what appears to be an autobiography. Definitely worth the wait for
this file to download. Worth saving to the hard drive.
To the Smithsonian or Bust: The Scientific Legacy of Nikola
Tesla by Zara Herskovits. Yale celebrated Tesla's accomplishments
during his lifetime by awarding him an honorary MA degree in 1894. Over a
century later, Tesla is again being honored by Yale, with a bronze sculpture
that graces the basement entryway of the Becton Engineering and Applied
Science Center. The bust was presented to Yale by John W. Wagner, a
third-grade teacher from Ann Arbor, Michigan, who initiated and coordinated
a letter writing campaign to fund the sculpture. Mr. Wagner's students
practiced their penmanship composing over one hundred letters to solicit
donations from citizens and corporation leaders throughout the world.
Excellent, not-so-short biography.
Nikola
Tesla - Erased at the Smithsonian (by John W. Wagner) Our
class hero is Nikola Tesla because he is the underdog of electrical history,
yet his scientific discoveries brought us the prosperity we enjoy today. I
encourage you to continue reading our incredible story of how my students
are making their mark on history for Nikola Tesla. Perhaps you will even
want to give us a helping hand in some small way. We can certainly use all
the help we can get.
| PBS History of Nikola Tesla | |||||||
| Tesla's Early Years | Coming To America | The War of the Currents | Harnessing Niagara | ||||
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| Tower of Dreams | Poet & Visionary | Weapon to End War | The Missing Papers | ||||
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The Inventions
Nikola Tesla’s Radiant Energy System
In 1901 Nikola Tesla was granted several patents for a system of
radiant energy transmission and reception. The system utilized "natural
media" such as the atmosphere and ground to transmit power with virtually no
losses. A decade earlier, Tesla had destroyed the DC power industry with his
superior AC system. Now he was poised to do it again, with broadcast power.
The Resonate Coil Project This article deals with and involves
subject matter and the use of materials and substances that may be hazardous
to health and life. Do Not attempt to implement or use the information
contained herein, unless you are experienced and skilled with respect to
such subject matter, materials, and substances. Neither the publisher nor
the author make any representation as for the completeness or accuracy of
the information contained herein, and disclaim any liability for damages or
injuries, whether caused by or arising from the lack of completeness,
inaccuracies of the information, misrepresentations of the directions,
misapplication of the information, or otherwise.
Tesla’s Electric Car This one will make you go, "Hunh?"
A mystery car once demonstrated by Nikola Tesla, developer of alternating
current, that might have made electrics triumphant. Supported by the
Pierce-Arrow Co. and General Electric in 1931, he took the gasoline engine
from a new Pierce-Arrow and replaced it with an 80-horsepower
alternating-current electric motor with no external power source. see also:
Tesla's Electric Car - another version
TESLA FREE ENERGY For starters, think of
this as a solar-electric panel. Tesla's invention is very different, but the
closest thing to it in conventional technology is in photovoltaics. One
radical difference is that conventional solar-electric panels consist of a
substrate coated with crystalline silicon; the latest use amorphous silicon.
Conventional solar panels are expensive, and, whatever the coating, they are
manufactured by esoteric processes. But Tesla's „solar panel" is just a
shiny metal plate with a transparent coating of some insulating material
which today could be a spray plastic. Stick one of these antenna-like panels
up in the air, the higher the better, and wire it to one side of a
capacitor, the other going to a good earth ground. Now the energy from the
sun is charging that capacitor.
Chicago World's Fair, 1893
Quite apart from the lighting plant, the Westinghouse Company showed at the
World's Fair a complete polyphase system. A large two-phase induction motor,
driven by current from the main generators, acted as the prime mover in
driving the exhibit.
Niagara Falls
with the inventions of Stanley in transformers and of Tesla in polyphase
motors the entire art of electric generation and utilization was changed.
View an excellent explanation of
Tesla's Niagara power system on the PBS site.
Take a closer look at Tesla's
radio transmission device. Then learn more about the differences between
AC and DC & explore the components of Tesla's
AC motor.
Nikola
Tesla’s Later Energy Generation Designs Ten years after patenting a
successful method for producing alternating current, Nikola Tesla claimed
the invention of an electrical generator that would not “consume any fuel.”
Such a generator would be its own prime mover. Two of Tesla’s devices
representing different stages in the development of such a generator are
identified.
Patent Listing in Alphabetical Title Order:
| Title | Order | Patent # | Month | Day | Year |
| Alternating Current Electro Magnetic Motor | 36 | 433,700 | August | 5 | 1890 |
| Alternating Current Motor | 37 | 433,701 | August | 5 | 1890 |
| Alternating Electric Current Generator | 42 | 447,921 | March | 10 | 1891 |
| Alternating Motor | 65 | 555,190 | February | 25 | 1896 |
| Apparatus for Aerial Transportation | 112 | 1,655,114 | January | 3 | 1928 |
| Apparatus for Producing Currents of High Frequency | 74 | 583,953 | June | 8 | 1897 |
| Apparatus for Producing Electric Currents of High Frequency | 72 | 577,670 | February | 23 | 1897 |
| Apparatus for Producing Electric Currents of High Frequency and Potential | 67 | 568,176 | September | 22 | 1896 |
| Apparatus for Producing Electrical Currents of High Frequency | 71 | 568,180 | September | 22 | 1896 |
| Apparatus for Producing Ozone | 68 | 568,177 | September | 22 | 1896 |
| Apparatus for the Utilization of Radiant Energy | 95 | 685,957 | November | 5 | 1901 |
| Apparatus for Transmission of Electrical Energy | 87 | 649,621 | May | 15 | 1900 |
| Apparatus for Transmitting Electrical Energy | 103 | 1,119,732 | December | 1 | 1914 |
| Apparatus for Utilizing Effects Transmitted From a Distance to a Receiving Device Through Natural Media | 93 | 685,955 | November | 5 | 1901 |
| Apparatus for Utilizing Effects Transmitted Through Natural Media | 94 | 685,956 | November | 5 | 1901 |
| Armature for Electric Machines (A. Schmid & N. Tesla) | 32 | 417,794 | December | 24 | 1889 |
| Art of Transmitting Electrical Energy Through the Natural Mediums | 99 | 787,412 | April | 18 | 1905 |
| Coil for Electro Magnets | 56 | 512,340 | January | 9 | 1894 |
| Commutator for Dynamo Electric Machines | 1 | 334,823 | January | 26 | 1886 |
| Commutator for Dynamo Electric Machines | 15 | 382,845 | May | 15 | 1888 |
| Dynamo Electric Machine | 7 | 359,748 | March | 22 | 1887 |
| Dynamo Electric Machine | 17 | 390,414 | October | 2 | 1888 |
| Dynamo Electric Machine | 19 | 390,721 | October | 9 | 1888 |
| Dynamo Electric Machine | 25 | 406,968 | July | 16 | 1889 |
| Dynamo Electric Machine or Motor | 18 | 390,415 | October | 2 | 1888 |
| Electric Arc Lamp | 2 | 335,786 | February | 9 | 1886 |
| Electric Arc Lamp | 3 | 335,787 | February | 9 | 1886 |
| Electric Circuit Controller | 77 | 609,246 | August | 16 | 1898 |
| Electric Circuit Controller | 78 | 609,247 | August | 16 | 1898 |
| Electric Circuit Controller | 79 | 609,248 | August | 16 | 1898 |
| Electric Circuit Controller | 80 | 609,249 | August | 16 | 1898 |
| Electric Circuit Controller | 82 | 609,251 | August | 16 | 1898 |
| Electric Circuit Controller | 84 | 613,735 | November | 8 | 1898 |
| Electric Generator | 55 | 511,916 | January | 2 | 1894 |
| Electric Incandescent Lamp | 46 | 455,069 | June | 30 | 1891 |
| Electric Motor | 30 | 416,194 | December | 3 | 1889 |
| Electric Railway System | 61 | 514,972 | February | 20 | 1894 |
| Electrical Circuit Controller | 76 | 609,245 | August | 16 | 1898 |
| Electrical Circuit Controller | 83 | 611,719 | October | 4 | 1898 |
| Electrical Condenser | 50 | 464,667 | December | 8 | 1891 |
| Electrical Condenser | 66 | 567,818 | September | 15 | 1896 |
| Electrical Conductor | 57 | 514,167 | February | 6 | 1894 |
| Electrical Igniter for Gas Engines | 81 | 609,250 | August | 16 | 1898 |
| Electrical Meter | 45 | 455,068 | June | 30 | 1891 |
| Electrical Meter | 62 | 514,973 | February | 20 | 1894 |
| Electrical Transformer | 75 | 593,138 | November | 2 | 1897 |
| Electrical Transformer or Induction Device | 38 | 433,702 | August | 5 | 1890 |
| Electrical Transmission of Power | 12 | 382,280 | May | 1 | 1888 |
| Electrical Transmission of Power | 13 | 382,281 | May | 1 | 1888 |
| Electrical Transmission of Power | 52 | 511,559 | December | 26 | 1893 |
| Electrical Transmission of Power | 54 | 511,915 | January | 2 | 1894 |
| Electro Magnetic Motor | 8 | 381,968 | May | 1 | 1888 |
| Electro Magnetic Motor | 9 | 381,969 | May | 1 | 1888 |
| Electro Magnetic Motor | 11 | 382,279 | May | 1 | 1888 |
| Electro Magnetic Motor | 23 | 405,858 | June | 25 | 1889 |
| Electro Magnetic Motor | 27 | 416,191 | December | 3 | 1889 |
| Electro Magnetic Motor | 29 | 416,193 | December | 3 | 1889 |
| Electro Magnetic Motor | 31 | 416,195 | December | 3 | 1889 |
| Electro Magnetic Motor | 33 | 418,248 | December | 31 | 1889 |
| Electro Magnetic Motor | 34 | 424,036 | March | 25 | 1890 |
| Electro Magnetic Motor | 39 | 433,703 | August | 5 | 1890 |
| Electro Magnetic Motor | 40 | 445,207 | January | 27 | 1891 |
| Electro Magnetic Motor | 44 | 455,067 | June | 30 | 1891 |
| Electro Magnetic Motor | 47 | 459,772 | September | 22 | 1891 |
| Electro Magnetic Motor | 49 | 464,666 | December | 8 | 1891 |
| Electromagnetic Motor | 64 | 524,426 | August | 14 | 1894 |
| Flow Meter | 109 | 1,365,547 | January | 11 | 1921 |
| Fluid Propulsion | 100 | 1,061,142 | April | 29 | 1913 |
| Fountain | 102 | 1,113,716 | October | 13 | 1914 |
| Frequency Meter | 110 | 1,402,025 | January | 3 | 1922 |
| Incandescent Electric Light | 60 | 514,170 | February | 6 | 1894 |
| Lightning Protector | 105 | 1,266,175 | May | 14 | 1918 |
| Manufacture of Electrical Condensers, Coils, &c | 73 | 577,671 | February | 23 | 1897 |
| Means for Generating Electric Currents | 58 | 514,168 | February | 6 | 1894 |
| Means for Increasing the Intensity of Electrical Oscillations | 90 | 685,012 | October | 22 | 1901 |
| Method of Aerial Transportation | 111 | 1,655,113 | January | 3 | 1928 |
| Method of and Apparatus for Controlling Mechansim of Moving Vessels or Vehicles | 85 | 613,809 | November | 8 | 1898 |
| Method of and Apparatus for Electrical Conversion and Distribution | 48 | 462,418 | November | 3 | 1891 |
| Method of and Apparatus for Producing Currents of High Frequency | 70 | 568,179 | September | 22 | 1896 |
| Method of Converting and Distributing Electric Currents | 14 | 382,282 | May | 1 | 1888 |
| Method of Electrical Power Transmission | 24 | 405,859 | June | 25 | 1889 |
| Method of Insulating Electric Conductors | 88 | 655,838 | August | 14 | 1900 |
| Method of Insulating Electric Conductors | 89 | 11,865 | October | 23 | 1900 |
| Method of Intensifying and Utilizing Effects Transmitted Through Natural Media | 91 | 685,953 | November | 5 | 1901 |
| Method of Obtaining Direct from Alternating Currents | 26 | 413,353 | October | 22 | 1889 |
| Method of Operating Arc Lamps | 41 | 447,920 | March | 10 | 1891 |
| Method of Operating Electro Magnetic Motors | 22 | 401,520 | April | 16 | 1889 |
| Method of Operating Electro Magnetic Motors | 28 | 416,192 | December | 3 | 1889 |
| Method of Regulating Apparatus for Producing Currents of High Frequency | 69 | 568,178 | September | 22 | 1896 |
| Method of Signaling | 97 | 723,188 | March | 17 | 1903 |
| Method of Utilizing Effects Transmitted Through Natural Media | 92 | 685,954 | November | 5 | 1901 |
| Method of Utilizing Radiant Energy | 96 | 685,958 | November | 5 | 1901 |
| Pyromagneto Electric Generator | 35 | 428,057 | May | 13 | 1890 |
| Reciprocating Engine | 59 | 514,169 | February | 6 | 1894 |
| Regulator for Alternate Current Motors | 20 | 390,820 | October | 9 | 1888 |
| Regulator for Dynamo Elecric Machines | 6 | 350,954 | October | 19 | 1886 |
| Regulator for Dynamo Electric Machines | 4 | 336,961 | March | 2 | 1886 |
| Regulator for Dynamo Electric Machines | 5 | 336,962 | March | 2 | 1886 |
| Ship's Log | 107 | 1,314,718 | September | 2 | 1919 |
| Speed Indicator | 104 | 1,209,359 | December | 19 | 1916 |
| Speed Indicator | 106 | 1,274,816 | August | 6 | 1918 |
| Steam Engine | 63 | 517,900 | April | 10 | 1894 |
| System of Electric Lighting | 43 | 454,622 | June | 23 | 1891 |
| System of Electrical Distribution | 10 | 381,970 | May | 1 | 1888 |
| System of Electrical Distribution | 16 | 390,413 | October | 2 | 1888 |
| System of Electrical Power Transmission | 53 | 511,560 | December | 26 | 1893 |
| System of Electrical Transmission of Power | 51 | 487,796 | December | 13 | 1892 |
| System of Signaling | 98 | 725,605 | April | 14 | 1903 |
| System of Transmission of Electrical Energy | 86 | 645,576 | March | 20 | 1900 |
| Thermo Magnetic Motor | 21 | 396,121 | January | 15 | 1889 |
| Turbine | 101 | 1,061,206 | May | 6 | 1913 |
| Valvular Conduit | 108 | 1,329,559 | February | 3 | 1920 |
Notes:
Patent # 382,280 (item # 12) includes a Disclaimer
Patent # 511,560 (item # 53) includes a Correction
Patent # 11,865 (item # 89) is a reissued patent for # 655,838 (item #88)
Patent # 1,655,114 (item # 112) includes a Correction
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Hobby Sites
Tesla Insanity HackMan's page about his Tesla Coil and
other High Voltage devices. Check it out!
The Devil's Workshop Simple Swedish
site with a few neat pictures.
Mycroft's Home Kick off point for my 3 projects - one
complete, photos coming on the other 2
Erik's Tesla Coils Erik's Tesla Coils and his advanced theory.
Twin Tesla coils 180 degrees out of phase, home made transformers, high
power pulse switching and RF links
Craig's Kirlian Photography Kirlian
photography (electrophotography). How to make a Kirlian camera. Kirlian
units available. Takes a while to load.
Jeff Behary's Home Page Detailed descriptions of
building turn of the century electrotherapy devices and various types of
unusual coil designs. Diathermy units (microwaves for therapy) Violet Ray
high frequency devices, medical batteries, magnetoelectric generators,
carbon arc lamps, Tesla unipolar x-ray tubes and light bulbs, ....
The Tesla Coil Project My page is dedicated to the
Glubco 1.5 million volt Tesla Coil. The coil was constructed at WPI for
purposes of fun and scientific research.
Jochen´s High Voltage Page Sources of high voltage, how
to build them and what to do with them. Includes Tesla coil, flyback driver,
100kV voltage multiplier, ignition coil. Applications include SPARKS,
producing x-rays, gas discharges,...
Lightning On Demand Exploring the serious end of Tesla Coil
physical scale and capabilities.
Mad Coiler's High Voltage Page Last update: 7/21/98 See
my many high voltage projects including two Tesla Coils, and energy
discharge capacitor experiments. My bigger coil(6" diameter secondary) is
throwing over 5 foot arcs.
Solid State Tesla Coils This site is dedicated to the
design and construction of Tesla coils using modern semiconductors. You'll
find schematics, construction details, useful chips, and lots of hints.
Tesla
Technology Research Tesla Technology Research was established
in 1975, and is the first company to introduce museum-quality commercial
grade Tesla Coil Systems using toroid discharge electrodes, among many other
"firsts". More then 200 systems are in use worldwide. From components to
turn-key systems, TTR is your first choice for premier design and
performance.
Bart's High Voltage Lab The
development of Project BC1. Follow along with Bart as he builds a High
Powered Tesla Coil. A great site to see how a Tesla Coil is developed.
Tesla, Sparkgaps, and Coils. What more is there in life?
Mike Hammer's Tesla Page Pictures of
some of my coils. Info on the Tesla-2 coil builders mailing list. Info on
the #Tesla coil builders IRC discussion channel
Chrigu's Tesla page Pictures and
specifications of my Tesla coil
Tesla Page A site with just the facts
of a Tesla Coil and the design. More always to come.
Brent's High Voltage Page A page devoted to Tesla and his
coils. Learn about the Tesla coil and Tesla himself. Lots of images and
descriptions, including images of "The Lightning Guy!"
Nikola Tesla Page, Tesla Coils (Bill
Beaty's Homepage)
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Downloads
Free Tesla Coil Design Software. Free download page for
The Tesla Coil Designer V1.1. Links and info on homemade solar cells,
electrostatics and inductions coils. More software to be uploaded regularly.
Tesla Coil CAD - Windows Software
Windows 95 software which greatly speeds the design and modification of
Tesla coils. Able to save designs for later use and print design
information.
Scott's Tesla Coil Web Pages Home of
WinTesla - Tesla coil design program. Web pages dedicated to people who
build cool stuff...for no apparent reason...
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Plans & Stuff
Tesla Coil (Channel 7 Power/Technology)
This page explains what a Tesla Coil is and how it works. Diagrams
are included. This page is linked to an order form for a kit and also to
"other technologies"
Tesla
Coil Mailing List Home Page This is the
homepage for the Tesla coil mailing list. It includes both photo and
searchable text archives as well as information on subscribing to the list.
Video clips, pictures and construction details AVI
format video and pictures of our Tesla coil in operation, links to other
Tesla sites, coil design information and programs that you can download.
Tesla, Tesla Coils, Plans, Parts, Kits Information
Unlimited - Tesla coil plans, parts, and kits for the electronics hobbyist.
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Other/Unresearched Links
The Tesla Reprint Page Reprints of contemporary papers
and books about Tesla's research. You'd have to pay for them, but if you
can't find it anywhere else, this may be your best bet.
Tesla Wardenclyffe Project, Inc. Nonprofit organization
devoted to restoring Tesla's Long Island, New York laboratory and converting
it to a science museum and Tesla archive to be known as the Nikola Tesla
Science Center at Wardenclyffe.
Nikola Tesla and His Celebrated Coil Exploring the
Electromagnetic Spectrum, covers natural radio, Tesla coils, Lowfer radio,
ham radio, microwaves, artificial, biological, terrestrial and cosmic
electromagnetic sources. Experiments, diagrams, plans, links.
Tesla Systems Research Tesla Systems Research designs,
builds, demonstrates, and sells large Tesla Coil systems, components, and
accessories which can be used to create spectacular special effects, or
employed in research and other applications.
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