"All these observations fascinate us, and fill us with an intense desire to know more about the nature of these phenomena." --Nikola Tesla
In February 1892, maverick inventor Nikola Tesla strode onto a stage at the Royal Institution of Electrical Engineers in London. The two-hour lecture he delivered mixed groundbreaking scientific theories about electricity, motors, and electromagnetism with dazzling showmanship. It was this combination of drama and intellect that turned Tesla into the cult figure that he remains today.
Nikola Tesla: Experiments and Discoveries contains the complete published text of this lecture, originally titled "Experiments with Alternate Currents of High Potential and Low Frequency," along with numerous illustrations of Tesla's experiments, as well as a biographical sketch of Tesla and his forward-thinking paper on wireless technology: "The Transmission of Electric Energy Without Wires." This edition also has an original introduction by W. Bernard Carlson, author of Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age (Princeton University Press, 2013).
About the Author
Nikola Tesla was born in Croatia in 1856. He emigrated to the United States in 1884 and worked for a short time for Thomas Edison. A pioneer in the field of high-tension electricity, Tesla made many discoveries and inventions of lasting value to the development of radio transmission and electricity, one of the most famous of which was the power system at Niagara Falls. He died in 1943.
W. Bernard Carlson is professor of science, technology, and society in the School of Engineering and Applied Science and professor of history at the University of Virginia. His books include Technology in World History and Innovation as a Social Process: Elihu Thomson and the Rise of General Electric, 1870-1900.
