Tesla had a rough life, but his achievements were inseparable from his courage to take risks. He "dare to be the first in the world" and worked hard to the end, even if the road was unreachable. The research on extremely high voltages he was engaged in was full of life-threatening risks, and he often risked his life in various demonstration performances. His best trick is to let millions of volts of high-frequency voltage pass through his body, showing an amazing discharge effect. For such a talented scientist, why is Edison not as famous?
First of all, it is because Nikola Tesla is not as good at marketing himself as Edison. Tesla can be said to be a real scientist because he is not interested in fame and fortune, he is only interested in scientific research. interest. During the research process, he received electric shocks and large doses of X-rays. When studying magnetic storm coils, he felt the impact of magnetic storms on life consciousness. Magnetic storms of the same intensity can volatilize nearby metal foil without a trace.
In 1912, he and Edison were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics at the same time, but in the end both parties gave up because they were unwilling to enjoy it. For ordinary scientists, winning the Nobel Prize may take a lifetime of effort, but for Tesla, winning the Nobel Prize is as easy as eating at home. If the food is not to his taste, he would rather give up.
Secondly, Tesla was seriously deceived by Edison, so that Tesla was suppressed by Edison for a long time, because Edison became famous earlier than Tesla.
Thomas Edison changed the world with his incandescent light. He was also a business tycoon and an outstanding entrepreneur. In comparison, Tesla was a more pure scientific genius. In 1884, Tesla joined Edison's consortium in order to manufacture an alternating current generator, and invented 24 patents in one year. However, Edison, who was world-famous for direct current, obviously could not readily accept the challenge of alternating current that could be transmitted over long distances. The war got out of hand. At its most brutal, Edison even used electrocution on animals and people to prove the dangers and horrors of alternating current.
In contrast, Tesla's experiments on himself showed that there is no danger at all as long as alternating current is used properly. Especially at the 1893 Columbian Exposition, Tesla helped George Westinghouse's Westinghouse Company beat out the General Electric Company established by Edison with a gap of US$500,000 to win the power of the Exposition. The supply rights of the system, and the use of alternators to perfectly present a dazzling light scene, have written a strong mark on urban civilization.
The feud between the two people had already been formed at the beginning of Tesla’s success.
Who knows, Edison’s famous saying - "Genius is one percent inspiration, plus ninety-nine percent perspiration, but that one percent inspiration is the most important. Even more important than the 99% of sweat. "It was originally tailor-made for Tesla to satirize that Tesla only knows how to work hard."
Finally, the two people broke the ice in 1916, when Tesla attended the "Edison Award" award ceremony (also forced to attend), and after winning the award, he generously affirmed Edison's contribution to the scientific community. Due to his outstanding contribution, the relationship between the two began to slowly ease. In the days that followed, Edison expressed his guilt and regret for being disrespectful to Tesla more than once.