The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lightingBy Thomas Commerford Martin
Length16h 58m
About this audiobook
The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla is both a technical compendium and a landmark document in the history of electrical modernity. Bringing together Tesla's lectures, patents, experimental reports, and explanatory essays, the volume presents alternating-current motors, high-frequency phenomena, wireless illumination, and early conceptions of power transmission with unusual clarity. Its style is Victorian scientific prose: precise, demonstrative, and at times visionary, situated within the late nineteenth-century contest between laboratory experiment, industrial application, and public wonder. Thomas Commerford Martin, an Irish-born American electrical engineer, editor, and close observer of the electrical profession, was ideally placed to assemble this work. As a leading technical journalist and later a founder of professional electrical institutions, Martin understood both the engineering significance of Tesla's discoveries and the need to preserve them in authoritative form. His editorial hand reflects admiration, but also a disciplined commitment to documentation. This book is recommended to readers interested in Tesla beyond myth: historians of technology, electrical engineers, and students of scientific culture will find it indispensable. It offers direct access to the conceptual world in which modern electrification was imagined, argued, and materially brought into being.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreTechnology
Length16 hrs 58 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 22, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
52Tesla Polyphase Transformer.
2Introduction
53CHAPTER XXIV.
3Synopsis
54A Constant Current Transformer with Magnetic Shield Between Coils of Primary and Secondary.
4Historical Context
55PART II. THE TESLA EFFECTS WITH HIGH FREQUENCY AND HIGH POTENTIAL CURRENTS.
5PREFACE.
56CHAPTER XXV.
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6PART I. POLYPHASE CURRENTS.
57Introduction.—The Scope of the Tesla Lectures.
7CHAPTER I.
58CHAPTER XXVI.
8Biographical and Introductory.
59Experiments With Alternate Currents of Very High Frequency and Their Application to Methods of Artificial Illumination.
9CHAPTER II.
60CHAPTER XXVII.
10A New System of Alternating Current Motors and Transformers.
61Experiments with Alternate Currents of High Potential and High Frequency. (pt. 1)
11CHAPTER III.
62Experiments with Alternate Currents of High Potential and High Frequency. (pt. 2)
12The Tesla Rotating Magnetic Field. — Motors With Closed Conductors. — Synchronizing Motors. — Rotating Field Transformers.
63CHAPTER XXVIII.
13CHAPTER IV.
64On Light and Other High Frequency Phenomena. (pt. 1)
14Modifications and Expansions of the Tesla Polyphase Systems.
65On Light and Other High Frequency Phenomena. (pt. 2)
15CHAPTER V.
66CHAPTER XXIX.
16Utilizing Familiar Types of Generator of the Continuous Current Type.
67Tesla Alternating Current Generators for High Frequency, in Detail.
17CHAPTER VI.
68CHAPTER XXX.
18Method of Obtaining Desired Speed of Motor or Generator.
69Alternate Current Electrostatic Induction Apparatus.
19CHAPTER VII.
70CHAPTER XXXI.
20Regulator for Rotary Current Motors.
71"Massage" With Currents of High Frequency.
21CHAPTER VIII.
72CHAPTER XXXII.
22Single Circuit, Self-Starting Synchronizing Motors.
73Electric Discharge in Vacuum Tubes.
23CHAPTER IX.
74PART III. MISCELLANEOUS INVENTIONS AND WRITINGS.
24Change From Double Current to Single Current Motor.
75CHAPTER XXXIII.
25CHAPTER X.
76Method of Obtaining Driect From Alternating Currents.
26Motor With "Current Lag" Artificially Secured.
77CHAPTER XXXIV.
27CHAPTER XI.
78Condensers with Plates in Oil.
28Another Method of Transformation from a Torque to a Synchronizing Motor.
79CHAPTER XXXV.
29CHAPTER XII.
80Electrolytic Registering Meter.
30"Magnetic Lag" Motor.
81CHAPTER XXXVI.
31CHAPTER XIII.
82Thermo-Magnetic Motors and Pyro-Magnetic Generators.
32Method of Obtaining Difference of Phase by Magnetic Shielding.
83CHAPTER XXXVII.
33CHAPTER XIV.
84Anti-Sparking Dynamo Brush and Commutator.
34Type of Tesla Single-Phase Motor.
85CHAPTER XXXVIII.
35CHAPTER XV.
86Auxiliary Brush Regulation of Direct Current Dynamos.
36Motors with Circuits of Different Resistance.
87CHAPTER XXXIX.
37CHAPTER XVI.
88Improvement in the Construction of Dynamos and Motors.
38Motor With Equal Magnetic Energies in Field and Armature.
89CHAPTER XL.
39CHAPTER XVII.
90Tesla Direct Current Arc Lighting System.
40Motors With Coinciding Maxima of Magnetic Effect in Armature and Field.
91CHAPTER XLI.
41CHAPTER XVIII.
92Improvement in "Unipolar" Generators.
42Motor Based on the Difference of Phase in the Magnetization of the Inner and Outer Parts of an Iron Core.
93PART IV. APPENDIX.—EARLY PHASE MOTORS AND THE TESLA MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL OSCILLATOR.
43CHAPTER XIX.
94CHAPTER XLII.
44Another Type of Tesla Induction Motor.
95Mr. Tesla's Personal Exhibit at the World's Fair.
45CHAPTER XX.
96CHAPTER XLIII.
46Combinations of Synchronizing Motor and Torque Motor.
97The Tesla Mechanical and Electrical Oscillators.
47CHAPTER XXI.
98INDEX.
48Motor with a Condenser in the Armature Circuit.
99Analysis
49CHAPTER XXII.
100Reflection
50Motor with Condenser in one of the Field Circuits.
101Memorable Quotes
51CHAPTER XXIII.
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