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AMG38
2 years ago

We cannot know what is in principle and not only applies to Tesla. You can also ask this question retrospectively from that time, according to the motto: “Had people had things before Tesla even before Tesla arrived?”

Inventions in the world of electrical engineering are always based on other inventions or findings. For example, a radio was not invented by a person. Rather, there are many small findings that have been summarized with time. Each inventor or engineer then contributes to this at that time, creating increasingly complex structures.

Tesla was a brilliant engineer and contrary to the supremeness of some others, he should be given sufficient respect for his contributions. He was particularly impressed by his reflections, improvements, additions and innovations, and has no more than 200 patents. He is therefore by no means comparable to conventional engineers or physicists. Not every one of these gets to honor a unit.

YBCO123
2 years ago

I do not want to make Tesla small, after all he has made some important technical inventions, and without a doubt he was technically very talented. But he is highly overestimated: he has not only contributed anything material to the physics of my knowledge, but has also been completely overrated several times in it (“free energy”).

The overestimation of Tesla is probably due to its esoteric considerations, which are becoming increasingly stronger towards its end of life, which are very well received in circles that rely on “alternative facts” and reject the teaching opinion.

I would say Tesla was a good engineer – more but not. His contribution to physics is not only ending, but not present.

DoctorBibber
2 years ago

I think that basic findings have only led Tesla to make his inventions. Once the most important findings of nature are recognized, it is only a matter of time until someone finds a way to make this knowledge useful. This is the essential task of technology.

The findings of Maxwell are much more important for electrical engineering. Without the 4 Maxwell equations or the findings behind it, today’s electrical engineering is not possible. With only 4 equations, Maxwell provided the basis for important laws such as the Induction Act.

TheFamousSpy
2 years ago

His discoveries would have brought someone else back. So today it would look similar, maybe with a few years delay

Hamburger02
2 years ago

The development would certainly have been delayed and could have been partly different.

Hamburger02
2 years ago
Reply to  dasosop257

Some think Tesla is overvalued.

I don’t see that. Tesla was definitely one of the most ingenious engineers ever on earth. Those who see him overrated have not dealt with his achievements in many ways.

Remmelken
2 years ago

Tesla has not invented the three-phase system from scratch, the pre-developments have been otherwise. The genius of Tesla was to recognize the advantages and develop a compact system. Without him, everything would have been slower.

Bernhard230561
2 years ago

Thomas Alva Edison also gave it, that was the time of inventions.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Alva_Edison

AlexausBue
2 years ago

Yeah, then someone else would have discovered that invented.

Gluglu
2 years ago
Reply to  dasosop257

Hopefully you don’t want to say that the question of the “wan” is not quite stupid. Or is this going slowly into a troll post?

Steffile
2 years ago

Without him, or someone else at his place, the alternating current develops and wirelessly imagined, our world looked very different.

Steffile
2 years ago
Reply to  dasosop257

For frontend you do not need a diploma as long as you can demonstrate experience and a good portfolio.

But I’m self-confident and that’s different from a company. And most of those I know in the field have come to their job in a company.

YBCO123
2 years ago
Reply to  Steffile

This is a more than daring claim.

Steffile
2 years ago

Because employers, just like all other people, prefer the acquaintance. I don’t want to say that you don’t get a good job about applications, but a network in itself is very important.

Rheinflip
2 years ago

Tesla’s share of technological development is greatly overestimated.