Why did nikola tesla give up the patent of alternating current?

Nikola tesla gave up the patent of alternating current because of powerful interests. At that time, a consortium threatened Tesla to give up the patent with the intention of monopolizing profits. After many negotiations, Tesla decided to give up the patent of alternating current, provided that the patent of alternating current was made public permanently. Since then, he tore off the patent of alternating current and lost the right to collect patent fees. Since then, alternating current has not been patented and has become a free invention.

Nikola tesla (Serbian: николатесла; 1856 July10-1943 65438+1October 7) is a world-famous inventor, physicist, mechanical engineer and electrical engineer. He was born in Croatia (later incorporated into the Austrian Empire) and is of Serbian descent. Tesla is considered as an important inventor in history. His contributions to electricity and magnetism at the end of 19 and the beginning of the 20th century are also well known. His patents and theoretical work forms are based on modern AC systems, including multiphase distribution systems and AC motors, which helped him launch the second industrial revolution.

In the United States, Tesla's reputation in history or popular culture can rival that of any other inventor or scientist. After he demonstrated wireless communication in 1893 and became the winner of the current war, he became one of the greatest electronic engineers in the United States and was highly respected. Many of his early achievements became pioneers of modern electronic engineering, and many of his discoveries were groundbreaking and important. 1943, the US Supreme Court recognized him as the inventor of radio. Tesla never cared about his financial situation and died of poverty and forgetfulness at the age of 86.

In the modern world where electricity is used, Tesla's legacy can be seen everywhere. In addition to its achievements in electromagnetism and engineering, Tesla is also considered to have made contributions in robotics, ballistics, information science, nuclear physics and theoretical physics. Tesla was regarded as a mad scientist in his later years, and attracted attention because he claimed that he could create weird scientific inventions. Many of his achievements are applied with some controversies to support many pseudosciences, such as UFO theory and mysterious theory in the new century. Contemporary admirers of Tesla regarded him as "the man who created the twentieth century".