Discoveries, Creations, Inventions, and the Electric Man Nikola Tesla By X_1queenb_X 1750 First phase of the Industrial Revolution begins in England then spread to Continental Europe and North America 1752 Ben Franklin proved his theory of static electricity and lightening being the same with a kite, a key, and a storm 1850 Second phase of the Industrial Revolution began in America and the spread to Europe Jul 10, 1856 Nikola Tesla was born in Smiljan, Croatia 1879 Edison built first high resistance, Incandescent electric lightbulb 1879 California Electric Light Company, Inc.was the first to sell electricity to customers 1882 Edison Electric Illuminating Company of New York formed and brought electric light to parts of Manhattan 1882 Tesla discovered the rotating magnetic field, a fundamental principle in physics and the basis of most devices that use alternating current 1883 Tesla invented the Tesla Coil 1884 Tesla invented the electric alternator, an electric generator that produces alternating current (AC) 1888 Tesla demonstrated the first polyphase alternating current electrical system 1888 George Westinghouse bought the patent rights to the AC system from Tesla Period: 1888 to 1893 "War of the Currents" AC vs. DC 1891 Tesla patents the Tesla Coil 1895 Tesla designed the first AC hydroelectric power plant in the US at Niagara Falls 1896 Tesla constructed an instrument to receive and transmit radio waves and patented the basic system of radio 1898 Tesla filed his patent for remote radio-control and demonstrated his remote controlled boat at Madison Square Garden 1901 Marconi established wireless communication between Britain and Newfoundland, Canada 1909 Marconi awarded the Noble Prize 1917 Tesla was awarded the Edison Medal, the most coveted electrical prize in the US 1943 The US Supreme Court held Marconi's patents invalid, and recognized Tesla as the inventor of radio technology Jan 7, 1943 Nikola Tesla died from coronary thrombosis in New York City 1955 A wireless TV remote control, the "Flashmatic", was developed by Eugene Polley Apr 3, 1973 Motorola became the first company to mass produce the first handheld mobile phone 1975 Tesla was inducted into the Inventor's Hall of Fame 2003 Group of engineers founded Tesla Motors, a car company named after Nikola Tesla and dedicated to building the first fully electric-powered car 2008 Tesla Motors unveiled its first electric car, the Roadster
