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to acquire magnetic properties, the opposite might The importance of Faraday's discovery was that it
also prove to be true: a magnet could possibly be paved the way for the generation of electricity by me-
used to generate a flow of electricity. chanical means. However, the basic generator pro-
duces an alternating flow of current (AC).
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In recent years other methods have been developed
Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday (1791–
for generating electrical power in relatively small
1867) gave his famous lecture in 1830 in which he
quantities for special applications. Semiconductors,
demonstrated, for the first time in history, the princi-
which combine heat insulation with good electrical
ple of electromagnetic induction. He had constructed
conduction, are used for thermoelectric generators
powerful electromagnets consisting of coils of wire.
to power isolated weather stations, artificial satel-
When he caused the magnetic lines of force sur-
lites, undersea cables and marker buoys. Specially
rounding one coil to rise and fall by interrupting or
developed diode valves are used as thermionic gen-
varying the flow of current, a similar current was in-
erators with an efficiency, at present, of only 20% but
duced in a neighboring coil.
the heat taken away from the anode is used to raise
steam for conventional power generation.
Section 3: The Achievements of Nicola Tesla
Edison's DC generators could not, in themselves, Young and Inspired
have achieved the spectacular progress that has
a small village in Croatia. Tesla studied at the Graz
been made in the 20th century in the field of electric-
Technical University and later in Budapest. Early in
ity. All over the world we depend totally on a system
his studies he had the idea that a way had to be
of transmitting electricity over long distances which
found to run electric motors directly from AC genera-
was originally created by an amazing inventor whose
tors. His professors had assured him categorically
scientific discoveries changed, and are still chang-
that this was not possible, but young Tesla was not
ing, the world. His name—Nicola Tesla (1856–
convinced. When he went to Budapest he got a job in
1943)—was scarcely known to the general public,
the Central Telegraph Office, and one evening in
especially in Europe, where he was born.
1882, as he was sitting on a bench in the City Park
he had an inspiration which ultimately led to the so-
Some people reckon that it was this astonishing vi-
lution of the problem.
sionary who invented wireless, remote control, ro-
botics, and a form of X-ray photography using high
Tesla remembered a poem by the German poet Go-
frequency radio waves. A patent which he took out in
ethe about the sun which supports life on the earth
the U.S.A. in 1890 ultimately led to the design of the
and when the day is over moves on to give life to the
humble ignition coil which energizes billions and bil-
other side of the globe. He picked up a twig and be-
lions of spark plugs in all the motor cars of the world.
gan to scratch a drawing on the soil in front of him.
His American patents fill a book two inches thick.
He drew four coils arranged symmetrically round the
circumference of a circle. In the center he drew a ro-
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Nicola Tesla was born in
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