Top 10 Greatest Inventions by Nikola Tesla

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Nikolai Tesla was a man with big ideas; he has over 300 patents to his name. The problem was that Tesla was way ahead of his time and a lot of his more elaborate ideas theoretically worked, but never actually panned out. With that being said, the man was still a brilliant inventor who gave the world some amazing inventions and was a pioneer in many fields. These are the 10 best Tesla inventions that were designed, constructed and tested.

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10. The Tesla Coil
9. The Magnifying Transmitter
8. The Tesla Turbine
7. Shadowgraphs
6. Radio
5. Neon Lamps
4. The Adams Power Plant Transformer House
3. The Induction Motor
2. Teleautomaton
1. Alternating Current

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[MrLogan-empi]

My man Tesla just couldn't get a break... He never gave up. He is the prime example of a hero!

[speedanchor]

Tesla deserves way more appreciation and credit.

[MrFmiller]

It is difficult to imagine what our world would be like today without the achievements of Nicola Tesla.

[moonpie]

This mans mind is bone chilling!! He believed we ALL should hv free energy!! And history just swept him under the rug!

[Rickswars]

The media asked Eisenstein, what's it like to be the smartest man in the world?, Eisenstein replied, ''I don't know you have to ask Tesla''.

[parthasarathy]

I'm an engineer Tesla was the greatest of all times

[morpher]

Tesla clearly had Radio first. You didn't mention that Marconi witnessed a Tesla demonstration where Tesla clearly showed transmission of messages between a transmitter and a receiver. This inspired Marconi to start working on this. Tesla's equipment was far superior.

[jaar]

I have barely made it to number 5 and already feel bad for Tesla, he was screwed out of any recognition for the things he invented or worked on multiple times.

[handlemeifyoucan]

even after 73 years he's still remembered for his inventions what a legend

[PimpMatt]

Tesla: My inventions were a mistake. People in this world are too greedy and stupid.

[marksomething]

"I don't care that they stole my idea,
I care that they don't have any of their own" -Nikola tesla

[kennethlyneham]

The reason funding was pulled from Tesla's electricity transmitting tower system was, they couldn't work out how to meter it and charge people.
It seemed that Tesla wanted to give electricity away for free.
This is a great video because it gives credit to the man who truly deserved it, Nikola Tesla.

[emryiles]

One thing I can say about Nikola Tesla without any research done on him:

-coolest fucking name ever.

[hbkinfluence]

its crazy that Tesla was 100 years ahead of most of his peers. Primarily because he believed in freedom

[johnhowardmcquaid]

As someone who has a decade of experience in the electrical field, I feel I must correct your statement regarding A/C being the "Dominant electrical system today." Alternating current is used to transfer electricity over long distances, whereas direct current is used to power the appliance. Almost every single electrical appliance has a power supply, which converts AC to DC. The reason for this is that DC is WAY more stable than AC; So it is the preferred method for powering the appliance. Both sources of power serve a specific purpose and neither one of them is dominant over the other.

[oldnotweak]

Teslas labs sure seem to burn down just before SOMEONE ELSE comes out with an invention that Tesla had just so happened to be working on...

[josephtechs]

He is still living in our hearts through his inventions🥺🥺

[infinitejinpachi]

tesla was cheated out of his place in history

[caveboy]

Why do we not hear more about Tesla? His contributions are arguably greater than Edison, watt etc. The shear number of inventions and patents are staggering

[envynoson]

Why does it feel as if a time traveler went back in time to foil most of Nikola Tesla inventions?