issued on the 08/12/2014 TESLA MOTORS INC Nasdaq / TSLA / US88160R1014 Company Profile Sector >> Electrical (Alternative) Vehicles Business Summary Tesla Motors, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures and sells fully electric vehicles and advanced electric vehicle powertrain components. It provides services for the development of electric powertrain components and engages in the sale of electric powertrain components to other automotive manufacturers. Tesla Motors has manufactured its first
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and specialized in different equations (Tesla, 2013, p. 38). All three of these men appeared to have a deep effect on Tesla’s studies. He argued with Dr. Professor Poeschl over creating a certain kind of motor based on direct current machine (Tesla, 2013, p. 39). He spends a series amount of time trying to prove this professor wrong. Dr. Alle he seemed genuinely enjoy his lectures and spent many hours talking to him about his theories and lectures (Tesla, 2013, p. 39). All three of these mentors
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teslaTesla Biography NIKOLA TESLA THE GENIUS WHO LIT THE WORLD Nikola Tesla symbolizes a unifying force and inspiration for all nations in the name of peace and science. He was a true visionary far ahead of his contemporaries in the field of scientific development. New York State and many other states in the USA proclaimed July 10, Tesla’s birthday- Nikola Tesla Day. Many United States Congressmen gave speeches in the House of Representatives on July 10, 1990 celebrating the
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A person who invents a particular process or device is considered an inventor. An invention’s impact on humanity is what separates it’s inventor from others. Of the many inventions by Nikola Tesla (July 10, 1856 - January 7, 1943), it is commonly accepted that his invention of Alternating Current (AC) and the AC Generator changed the way humans live indefinitely. With such a great impact to humanity it is surprising that the average person does not recognize his name or what he did. Over the next
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foundation that makes our entire technological existence possible and until recently hasn’t received any credit whatsoever publicly for his accomplishments. The power that surges through the computer as I sit and type this paper is created by an induction motor and delivered by using AC (alternating current) technology that was invented by this man. The transistor that allows me to download information and refresh
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I picked Nicola Tesla because he is a forgotten genius! He invented so many things yet was never given the credit for it. His ideas were stolen by famous scientist that took all the credit and never mentioned him. Have you seen a Tesla coil1? He, of course, came up with it! As well as many more inventions, but he has never shown up in history books! Tesla was disrespected by other scientist and often took credit for his discoveries, like the incident with electricity. But first lets take a look
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Nikola Tesla In the world of electricity there is no inventor more famous than Thomas Edison who fills history books with his world of lights and electricity. Radios, X-Ray’s, alternating current (AC) and the Television are all around today thanks to a man who most American students never hear about in school. The Master of Lightning, Nikola Tesla, is a man who is missing from the very same history book, as Edison. Tesla is the inventor of the electric motor, the remote control, and the Tesla coil
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rooms with cordless light bulbs. He was a genius with a few odd habits and name was Nikola Tesla. Nikola Tesla was born in Smiljan, Croatia July 10th, 1856. Nikola’s father was Milutin Tesla who was a Serbian Orthodox Priest. His mother was Djouka Mandic who was an inventor who made household appliances. He had one brother, whose name was Dane, and three sisters: Angelina, Milka, and Marica. As a child Tesla wanted to become an engineer. However his father wanted him to him to go into the clerical
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Globally: Change: Tesla plans to open car dealerships in 25 countries within the next 2 years. Opportunity: Expand Customer Base. Threat: Will Tesla be affordable in 3rd world countries where income is low? Can Tesla preserve its culture when recruiting employees in other countries? Considering the companies’ current financial problems, continued global expansion may not be such a good idea. Demographic: Change: Tesla is now attracting middle-class consumers by becoming
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Nikola Tesla Who is Nikola Tesla? He is the greatest inventor, the futurist OR If I may say the greatest geek ever lived. Geeks stay up all night disassembling the world so that they can put it back together with new features, they abandon the world around them because they’re busy soldering together a new one. Over a hundred years ago, a Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla started fixing thing that weren’t broken. Nikola Tesla obtained around 300 patents worldwide for his inventions. Tesla
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