Science and invention
Tesla vs Edison: AC vs DC and the war of the currents
Tesla vs Edison was a fight over how to send electricity. Here is how AC beat DC between 1882 and 1896, and which famous stories about the two rivals are myths.
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What did Nikola Tesla invent? His real inventions, and the myths
Tesla invented the induction motor, the polyphase AC system and the Tesla coil. He did not invent AC, X-rays or neon. Here is each claim, checked against the patents.
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