Nikola tesla (Serbian: николатесла; 1856 July10-1943 June 5438+0.7), an American inventor, physicist, mechanical engineer, electrical engineer and futurist of Serbian origin, is considered as an important promoter of electric power commercialization and is famous for mainly designing modern AC power systems.
Based on the electromagnetic field theory discovered by michael faraday, Tesla has made many revolutionary inventions in the field of electromagnetic field. Many of his related patents and theoretical research work in electromagnetism are the cornerstones of modern wireless communication and radio. Tesla died on1June 7, 943. In addition to his achievements in electromagnetism, he is also considered to have made contributions to robotics, ballistics, information science and nuclear physics.
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Since the establishment of the Nobel Prize in Physics for 30 years, nikola tesla has been selected nine times by himself, twice with Edison, and he gave up all eleven Nobel Prizes. 19 12 The reason for refusing to enjoy with Edison was learned from his good friend Mark Twain: "How can two people * * * share a wife, especially with a habitual liar and thief * * *?" Although Edison tried to compete with GE for the Nobel Prize through various channels every year, he was never completely rejected and never won the Nobel Prize for life.
Throughout the history of winning the Nobel Prize, 27% of scientists were inspired by studying nikola tesla's works, and more than 65% were inspired indirectly. Wilhelm konrad rontgen, for example, helped him prove the harm of X-rays, and immediately became the winner of 190 1 the first Nobel Prize in Physics.
19 10, nikola tesla also recommended Maria sklodowska Curie's achievements in radioactive elements, which won Madame Curie the second Nobel Prize. This time, she avoided the physics prize and won the chemistry prize. At that time, the achievement of chemistry prize was higher than that of physics prize, and she was a woman, which was of great significance to all mankind.
Therefore, although nikola tesla didn't accept the Nobel Prize once, he received thank-you letters from eight Nobel Prize winners in physics on his 75th birthday in 193 1. At his funeral on 1943, three Nobel Prize winners in physics made speeches on behalf of the Nobel team.
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