Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla

Inventor of the AC Induction Motor

While studying engineering, Tesla was shown an invention which could be connected to an electrical generator (a device which converts mechanical energy into electrical current) to act as a simple motor (rotational device which converts electrical current into mechanical energy to perform work). Tesla concluded that if the motor was powered by an alternating current rather than a direct current it would be much more efficient; however, he was told that it would be impossible to build this AC motor.
On a random day, Tesla was hit with the idea for the ac motor suddenly and he drew it out in the sand. The AC induction motor used the principle of electr...