Tesla the Man
Who was Tesla? What did he do so great to deserve having the magnetic field named after him?
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"If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency, and vibration." — Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla, aged 37, 1893
Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) was a Serbian-born American engineer and inventor, best known for designing and promoting the use of alternating current (AC) motors, transformers, and power distribution systems. He had a long-term feud with Thomas Edison, who clung to the erroneous belief in the superiority of direct current (DC) systems. Tesla ultimately prevailed.
Tesla's work and inventions spilled over into a wide range of fields, including x-ray experiments, radio transmission, weapons, and airplane design. An unusual "mad scientist" character who never married, he had a photographic memory, a pathologic fear of germs and pearls, and lived nearly his entire adult life in a New York hotel. He died penniless and his work fell into relative obscurity after his death, but in 1960 the General Conference on Weights and Measures voted to honor him by choosing "tesla" as the official unit for magnetic field strength.
Tesla's work and inventions spilled over into a wide range of fields, including x-ray experiments, radio transmission, weapons, and airplane design. An unusual "mad scientist" character who never married, he had a photographic memory, a pathologic fear of germs and pearls, and lived nearly his entire adult life in a New York hotel. He died penniless and his work fell into relative obscurity after his death, but in 1960 the General Conference on Weights and Measures voted to honor him by choosing "tesla" as the official unit for magnetic field strength.
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References
Jacobson R. "8 Things You Didn't Know About Nikola Tesla" (PBS NewsHour Vignette)
"Nikola Tesla." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
Roguin A. Nikola Tesla: the man behind the magnetic field unit. J Magn Reson Imaging 2004;19:369–74
Jacobson R. "8 Things You Didn't Know About Nikola Tesla" (PBS NewsHour Vignette)
"Nikola Tesla." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
Roguin A. Nikola Tesla: the man behind the magnetic field unit. J Magn Reson Imaging 2004;19:369–74
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We have a 1.5 tesla MR scanner at our hospital. I know this is a very strong magnet, but what exactly is a tesla?
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