The books don't mention that the powerful spark transmitters used by Marconi were Tesla coils, or that Marconi used Tesla's invention of grounded aerials, nor do they point out that Marconi's central radio patents were later struck down because of Tesla's prior art. Marconi won the Nobel ...
When I learned that Nikola Tesla invented the radio, and not Marconi, I was shocked. Tesla also invented the electric generator, the electric motor, fluorescent lighting, alternating current (AC) and devised the technologies that generate and deliver our electrical power for our homes, schools and...
Radio: Tesla was the nicest geek ever until he decided to sue Marconi a few years later. 8 months after Tesla died, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Marconi's patents on the invention of radio. So Tesla eventually won that battle, although he was dead by then. ...
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Though Marconi’s plans were considerably less ambitious in scale, his apparatus was also considerably less expensive. Work at Wardenclyffe continued, but Tesla realized that this his competitor’s success with simple wireless telegraphy had greatly diminished the likelihood of further investments in his...
and his activities since then have resulted in his recognition as one of the world's foremost Tesla historians.His works include the monographsPriority in the Invention of Radio, Tesla vs. Marconiand Ball Lightning & Tesla's Electric Fireballs, and the booksNikola Tesla On His Work With Alter...