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Carlson, W. Bernard,

Inventor of Dreams. W. Bernard Carlson. - Scientific American, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 66, Science, 1522-3264; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Inventor of Dreams, March 2005; pp. 78-85.

"Nikola Tesla [1856-1943] was a Serbian-American inventor and researcher who discovered the rotating magnetic field, the basis of most alternating-current [AC] machinery--dynamos, transformers and motors. He also invented the Tesla coil, a high-voltage induction coil used widely in radios, televisions and other electronic equipment." (SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN) This article discusses the career of Nikola Tesla, focusing on his work with motors and electricity.

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Tesla, Nikola (1856-1943)


Air conditioning
Electric currents
Electromechanical devices
Inventors
Radio waves

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