Historedia
Person

Nikola Tesla

Events
2
Episodes
4
Years
1882–1891

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Nikola Tesla, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Nikola Tesla conceives the rotating magnetic field principle in Budapest

    1882

    Role: Inventor

    1. 1882 · BudapestRetrospective Conception Claim

      Tesla claimed to have conceived the rotating magnetic field principle in 1882, a concept later used in his induction motor.

  2. Nikola Tesla invents the Tesla coil, 1891

    1891

    Role: Inventor

    1. 1891 · Grand Street LaboratoryExperimental Use

      After 1890, Tesla used the coil to experiment with transmitting power via inductive and capacitive coupling.

    2. April 25, 1891 · Patent OfficePatent Filing

      Tesla patented the resonant transformer circuit on April 25, 1891, establishing the two-coil design as the standard.

    3. May 20, 1891 · Columbia College, New YorkPublic Demonstration

      Tesla publicly demonstrated the coil on May 20, 1891, at Columbia College in New York.

Sources

  1. Nikola Tesla Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-07
  2. Tesla coil Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-10