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Nikola Tesla and the War of Currents Revisited: Part 1

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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The History of Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla is probably most famous for inventing a safe and effective motor that could be used to deliver electricity using alternating current. But he also invented the Tesla coil and induction coil using radio technology, which we will mention in a bit. His devotion to the idea that alternating current was superior to direct current as a means of delivering electricity sparked a bitter rivalry with American inventor Thomas Edison.

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