Nikola Tesla | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/nikola-tesla/RSS feed for Nikola TeslaenThu, 29 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000Nikola Tesla and the Tower That Became His 'Million Dollar Folly'https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/nikola-tesla-tower-that-became-million-dollar-folly-11074324/The eccentric inventor's dream of a wireless-transmission tower would prove to be his undoingMon, 04 Feb 2013 19:20:28 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/nikola-tesla-tower-that-became-million-dollar-folly-11074324/Sharks' Intestines Spiral Like a Valve Invented by Nikola Teslahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sharks-intestines-spiral-valve-invented-nikola-tesla-180978307/Tesla's ingenious valve promoted a one-way flow of fluid without the need for moving parts, but, it turns out, evolution got there firstThu, 29 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sharks-intestines-spiral-valve-invented-nikola-tesla-180978307/Tesla's Patents, Einstein's Letters and an Enigma Machine Are Up for Auctionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/teslas-patents-einsteins-letters-and-enigma-machine-auction-180975283/Christie's Eureka! sale features personal and academic objects owned by 20th-century scientistsFri, 10 Jul 2020 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/teslas-patents-einsteins-letters-and-enigma-machine-auction-180975283/The Extraordinary Life of Nikola Teslahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/extraordinary-life-nikola-tesla-180967758/The eccentric inventor and modern Prometheus died 75 years ago, after a rags-to-riches to rags lifeFri, 05 Jan 2018 17:27:30 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/extraordinary-life-nikola-tesla-180967758/Topsy the Elephant Was a Victim of Her Captors, Not Thomas Edisonhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/topsy-elephant-was-victim-her-captors-not-really-thomas-edison-180961611/Many believe Edison killed Topsy to prove a point, but some historians argue otherwiseWed, 04 Jan 2017 14:05:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/topsy-elephant-was-victim-her-captors-not-really-thomas-edison-180961611/Nikola Tesla's Struggle to Remain Relevanthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/nikola-tesla-museum-belgrade-inventor-electricity-smithsonian-journeys-travel-quarterly-180958881/An offbeat Belgrade museum reveals the many mysteries of the prolific, late-19th-century inventorMon, 25 Apr 2016 16:07:38 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/nikola-tesla-museum-belgrade-inventor-electricity-smithsonian-journeys-travel-quarterly-180958881/When Electricity and Music Collide, the Tesla Coils Singhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/when-electricity-and-music-collide-tesla-coils-sing-180958803/The band ArcAttack delivers a high-voltage performance with a side of science educationFri, 22 Apr 2016 13:30:08 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/when-electricity-and-music-collide-tesla-coils-sing-180958803/Tesla vs. Edison Is a Video Game That Will Literally Shock Youhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/tesla-vs-edison-now-video-game-180958564/Fight the 'War of the Currents'Tue, 29 Mar 2016 12:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/tesla-vs-edison-now-video-game-180958564/