Rivalry With Edison
Was there ever a point where Edison and Tesla worked together, or were they always enemies?
They used to be friends and worked in the same lab.
AC is an abbreviation for the term ____.
Alternate Current.
What country was he born in.
Croatia
Did Edison ever obtain a degree? And if so, when?
No
Edison ran his inventions on Direct Current. Tesla ran his on ____ Current.
Alternating
What was one of his most notable inventions.
Tesla Coil, AC induction motor, and the Wireless power transfer.
What was the date of his birth.
July 10th, 1856
The amount of Nobel prizes Nikola Tesla has won
0
What year did Tesla met Edison.
1884
What state did he have his lab in.
New York
The amount of siblings he had.
5 including himself.
What was Tesla’s most notable award.
The Edison Medal.
Tesla and Edison fought about which currents to use. Later these series of fights became known as _____.
The War of Currents.
Who licensed his first patent?
George Westinghouse.
What sickness did he contract as a kid that had him bedridden for 9 months?
Cholera
How many patents did he have?
Around 300
Edison created the ____ to show how dangerous alternating Current is to help sell more of his inventions and to not buy Tesla’s inventions.
Electric Chair.
What invention did he supposedly sell to his landlord to pay off his rent. NOTE: This invention was never proven as an actual invention.
The Death Ray.
Tesla wanted to work with electricity, yet his father wanted him to be a part of the __.
Clergy
What was the year he earned the Edison Medal?
1916