VOC.1
Person in the other side of the game
opponent
Succeed in interpreting or understanding something
decipher
When was Nikola Tesla born ?
He was born in 1856 in Croatia
Who recommended Nikola to work with Edison?
One of his bosses
What was the name of Nikola Tesla's Company?
Tesla Electric Light and Manufacturing
location, place on a board
position
Impossible to defeat
invincible
Why were the teachers thinking he was cheating?
Because he could solve complex math problems in his head
What did Edison offer Tesla when he told him that he could improve some of Edison's motors ?
He offered 50,000 if he did
Edison Electrical System
Direct Current
to state the contrary, deny
contradict
contraption
machine that seems strange or unnecessarily complicated
Where did Tesla move out?
He moved out to New York in 1884
Why did Nikola and Edison get mad?
Because Edison told him that he wouldn't pay him
Tesla's Electrical System
Alternate Current
allowed, legal, valid
legitimate
quality of being original and clever
ingenuity
He was able to use his mind to imagine how different methods work
Nikola Tesla
What did Edison offered Tesla when he didn´t keep his promise?
He offered him a $10 raise on his $18 weekly pay
" War of the Currents"
disagreement, to disagree
dissent
are created with any preparation
improvisations
Always made a lot of models and tried them out, which took longer
Thomas Edison
What did Tesla do when he rejected Edison offer?
He started his own company
company that was named after Nikola Tesla design
Tesla Motors