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The Genius of Nikola Tesla International Belgrade Airport named "Nikola Tesla Airport" "Nikola Tesla Year 2006" proclaimed by UNESCO and Serbian and Croatian Government Proposal for "Nikola Tesla Day", July 10th, through the United Nations made by Tesla Memorial Society of New York and Tesla Forum from Australia. The Archive of the Nikola Tesla Museum in Belgrade, named by UNESCO, "Memory of the World". Nikola Tesla's Letter to the American Red Cross announcing he had received an extraterrestrial communication (by Prof. James Corum) Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse built the first hydro-electric power plant in Niagara Falls and started the electrification of the world Celebrating the 150th birthday of the great scientist and inventor, Nikola Tesla. "Nikola Tesla Year In 2006" has been proclaimed by UNESCO and the Serbian and Croatian government. Above: Nikola Tesla at the age of 40. Tesla polyphase system electricity is lighting today the entire world. Above: Earth at Night, Click to Enlarge Above: John Muir Coin from California. Muir was a good friend of Nikola Tesla. Tesla Induction Motor is one of the 10 greatest discoveries of all time. This is the main power in industry and household appliances. Above: Alternating electric current generator. Above: Tesla Motor System, Westinghouse photo collection. Above: Tesla Motor System, Westinghouse photo collection. Above: Tesla Motor System, Westinghouse photo collection. Nikola Tesla with representatives of Westinghouse Electric & Man. Co. on May 10, 1938. Tesla explaining the rotating magnetic field. Nikola Tesla on High Frequency and High Voltage Electricity Above: Tesla sits in front of the oscillator, giving twelve million volts. The flame like discharge measures 65 feet across. Above: Tesla's experiments in Berlin. Prince Henry, brother of German Emperor, interposed his body between the high tension terminals, and held exhausted tubes glowing under the influence of the Tesla currents. Nikola Tesla on Radio Nikola Tesla on X-Rays Nikola Tesla and the Exploration of Cosmos Nikola Tesla Stamp 1983 King Awarded Tesla Tesla and Light Above: The famous painting of "Tesla and Light" by renown painter, Pedja Gavrovic. Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) was the genius who lit the world, whose discoveries in the field of alternating polyphase current electricity advanced the United States and the rest of the world into the modern industrial era. Nikola Tesla had 700 patents in the US and Europe. Tesla's discoveries include the Tesla Coil, fluorescent light, wireless transmission of electrical energy, radio, remote control, discovery of cosmic radio waves and use of ionosphere for scientific purposes. Nikola Tesla was a New Yorker, who lived and worked in New York City almost 60 years and died at Hotel New Yorker, in Manhattan, on January 7, 1943. We here at the Tesla Memorial Society of New York want the world to know of Tesla. Tesla's impact on our civilization is tremendous, and his memory should be kept alive. In 1917, Tesla was awarded the Edison Medal, the most coveted electrical prize in the United States. Nikola Tesla's name has been honored with an International Unit of Magnetic Flux Density called "Tesla". The United States Postal Service honored Tesla with a commemorative stamp in 1983. Tesla was inducted into the Inventor's Hall of Fame in 1975. The Nikola Tesla Award is one of the most distinguished honors presented by the Institute of Electrical Engineers. The award has been given annually since 1976. The Nikola Tesla Award is presented annually since 1968, at the Area Power Conference, Duluth, Minnesota. The award is furnished by Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation. The Nikola Tesla Statue is located on Goat Island to honor the man whose inventions were incorporated into the Niagara Falls Power Station in 1896. Tesla is known as the inventor of the polyphase alternating current. The Nikola Tesla Corner Sign located at the intersection of 40th Street and 6th Avenue in Manhattan, is a constant reminder to all New Yorkers of the greatness of this genius. Many of the new technologies in the world today, are based on Tesla's ideas. Tesla spent 50 years of his life to find a way for interplanetary communications, especially with Mars. He is the first scientist in the world to use the Ionosphere for scientific purposes (The Ionosphere is the upper part the atmosphere under constant bombardment of solar energy, which breaks down molecules into ions causing an ionized shield of our atmosphere, very important for radio communications). Nikola Tesla is a unifying force for the people of the Balkans, and the people of the previous Austro-Hungary Empire (an area of Europe devoted to science and progress). Every child in the Balkans knows about Tesla. We are asking all Tesla admirers and all governments around the world to support the idea "Nikola Tesla Year" in the year 2006. Above: Tesla Corner on 40th Street and 6th avenue in Manhattan, New York. US Congressional Records July 1990 Honoring the 134th birthday of Nikola Tesla, US Congressmen's speeches: Hon. Congresswoman Helen Delich Bentley ( Page 1 ) Hon. Robert A. Roe of New Jersey ( Page 1 ) Hon. Leon E. Panetta Dem. of California ( Page 1 \| Page 2 ) Hon. George W. Gekas of Pennsylvania ( Page 1 ) Hon. George J. Hochbrueckner of New York ( Page 1 ) Senator Levin from Michigan ( Page 1 \| Page 2 ) Hon. Eliot L. Engel of New York ( Page 1 ) Hon. Joel Hefley of Colorado, June 29, 1989 ( Page 1 \| Page 2 ) United States Senator Mark O. Hatfield, June 21, 1984 ( Page 1 ) United States Governor's Proclamations, Proclaiming in their States July 10th, "Nikola Tesla Day" Governor's Proclamation of New York Governor's Proclamation of New Jersey Mayor's Proclamation of New York Governor's Proclamation of Nevada Governor's Proclamation Arizona Governor's Proclamation of Colorado Governor's Proclamation of New York, Mario Cuomo, Governor, Sept. 6, 1989 Governor's Proclamation of New York, Mario Cuomo, Governor, July 10, 1990 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Governor Robert P. Casey, July 10, 1989 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Governor Dick Thornburgh, Sept. 21, 1983 State of Minnesota, Governor Rudy Perpich, June 6, 1984 The City of New York, Mayor David N. Dinkins, January 16, 1993 Niagara County Legislature, Chairman Lee Simonson, January 15, 1991 Colorado Congressman Speech Congressman's Speech 1 (July 11, 1990, Chairman of the Science, Space and Technology Committee) Congressman's Speech 2 (July 11, 1990, Congresswoman Helen Delich Bentley) Tesla Coil in Action by Dr. Ljubo Vujovic Above: Tesla Coil in Action. Above: Tesla Coil in Action. Above: Tesla sits below the Tesla Coil in his Colorado Spring Laboratory. The coil creates millions of volts of electricity with a frequency rate of 100,000 alterations per second. Tesla Unit Nikola Tesla's name has been honored with the international unit of magnetic flux density called "Tesla". All magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines are calibrated with Tesla Unit (from .2 Tesla to 9 Tesla). MRI machines work on the principle of a homogeneous magnet field. Nikola Tesla discovered the Rotating Magnetic Field in Budapest, 1882. The Tesla Unit for magnetism was established in 1956 in the Rathaus of Munich, Germany by the International Electrotechnical Commission Committee in Action. Because of the tremendous importance of the MRI technology and widespread use of the MRI machines around the world, which are all calibrated in Tesla Units, Tesla's name connected with the MRI will be known more and more in the future and the years to come. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is extremely important for medical diagnosis of internal organs of the human body, especially the diagnosis of cancer, tumors, degenerative diseases of the brain and spinal cord. The modern diagnosis of the internal organs of the human body would be today unthinkable without MRI. MRI machines are widespread with many variations in size and capacity all around the world. The revenue of MRI machines sales was 1.46 billion dollars in 2002. Revenue for MRI machine sales is expected to increase in the following years. MRI employs a strong homogeneous magnetic field and specific radio frequency to which many elements, especially hydrogen nuclei respond with radio frequency signals. These signals are analyzed by computer reconstruction algorithms. The healthy tissue and pathological tissue have different radio frequency signals and produce different images on MRI. Therefore enable us to make diagnosis of pathological tissues of the body. MRI has the advantage over CT scan, it uses no ionizing radiation and does not cause cumulative harm. The only contraindication of those related to the high magnetic field. Magnetic-sensitive objects like pacemakers, watched and magnetic tapes are contraindicated. A Short History of the MRI (Click here for article) Tesla Named 1 of 100 Greatest Men in History by Life Magazine One of the planets in the universe named "Tesla" by Dr. James Corum 1. "Tesla" Asteroid - a small celestial body that revolves around the sun, who's orbits lie chiefly between Mars and Jupiter. Above: Asteroids - small planets between Mars and Jupiter, revolving around the sun. Above: Asteroids - small planets between Mars and Jupiter, revolving around the sun. (dictionary.com) Asteroid - Any of numerous small celestial bodies that revolve around the sun, with orbits lying chiefly between Mars and Jupiter and characteristic diameters between a few and several hundred kilometers. Also called minor planet, planetoid. The planet "Tesla", named after the great Nikola Tesla, is listed at the "Minor Planet Center" at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory at Harvard University founded at: http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/MPNames.html The "Tesla" Planet is #2244, the list is alphabetical, look under "Tesla". The list was last updated on April 8, 2005. 2. Tesla Crater on the Moon One of the craters on the moon is named after Nikola Tesla. The crater is located on the moon at: Latitude 124.7E; Longitude 38.5N and has a diameter of 43 kilometers. (If these coordinates had been on the earth, you would be located at the position of Korea, since the zero meridian is located at Greenwich England. I'll have to check back to see where the zero meridian is taken for lunar coordinates.) This information is given at: http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/lunarform/cratall.html The data is given in the format: Tesla 38.5N 124.7E 43.0 If you click on the word "Tesla" it will take you to a NASA photo of the backside of the moon, taken from an elevation of 1000 km, looking directly down on the Tesla crater from above. (Crater "Tesla" is exactly in the center of this photo.) You can "zoom" in for a closer look at the actual photo of the Tesla crater by clicking below the photo, but the photo loses resolution. The Crater is also listed (under "Tesla") on the NASA page http://lunar.arc.nasa.gov/science/atlas/text/cratertex_t.html which identifies the crater as named for "Nikola Tesla(1856-1943)" . . . which only gets the story partly right. Thank to our board member, James Corum for this information.