The European Edisons Volta, Tesla, and Tigerstedt
This book explores the lives, inventions, discoveries, and significant work of three extraordinary European inventors with noteworthy links to the great Thomas Alva Edison – Alessandro Volta, Nikola Tesla, and Eric Tigerstedt. It explores the business and
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ANAND KUMAR SETHI
The European Edisons
Anand Kumar Sethi
The European Edisons Volta, Tesla, and Tigerstedt
Anand Kumar Sethi New Delhi India
ISBN 978-1-137-49220-3 ISBN 978-1-137-49222-7 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-49222-7
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“I never perfected an invention that I did not think about in terms of the service it might give others…I find out what the world needs, then I proceed to invent.” “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. I never did a day’s work in my life, it was all fun.” “We will make electricity so cheap that only the rich will burn candles yet!” —Thomas Alva Edison
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PREFACE
It is often said that the most difficult part of writing a book is the preface, and even more so when the author wishes to dedicate the book to someone very special. In writing this book I was faced with the same difficulty. How do you really decide this issue? One interacts with so many people over the years—family, teachers, colleagues, and business acquaintances from different countries, to many of whom one feels a profound debt of gratitude and appreciation. The title of this work betrays the book’s focus: Europeans. While visiting places in Europe, I have many times experienced déjà vu moments. Could there be a cosmic connection to Europe then? I don’t know! All I can say is that following a complicated surgical procedure at a London Hospital an eminent surgeon asserted that my ailment and DNA are typical of Macedonians. Well, Alexander the Great and his Macedonians did conquer the northern
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