NIKOLA TESLA V.

S THOMAS EDISON
 American-Serbian Scientist  American-Serbian Scientist
 World wireless systems
 Incandescent light bulb, Kinetoscope,
,electric oscillators, Tesla coils, Vitascope.
AC motor and AC current  Has a difficulty in hearing
 Known as the “America’s Prolific
 Obsessive-Compulsive
Inventor”
disorder
 1093 patents
 Eidetic memory (Photographic
memory)
 278 patents
 Alternating current has alternating flow of electricity
 Direct current has one way flow of electricity

 Alternating current can be converted to high voltage and be back down to small
voltage, ideal for electricity distribution.
 Direct current cannot be easily converted to high voltage

 Alternating current can be converted to DC current

 DC current can be converted to Alternating current but with a high price