Tesla Motors

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Original poster: "davep by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <davep-at-quik-dot-com>

 
> >I must confess to having not read Tesla's own writings, yet. What
> "peer-reviewed" journal did he submit to? What peers did he have? (any
> references to Marconi, or Hertz' works will be summarily ignored..

	Why?
 
> Tesla was vice president of IEEE at one point.  His peers were Lord Kelvin,
> JJ Thomson, and others.  But most of Tesla's work was so unique, such as his
> AC induction motors, that he had no peers.  Tesla finally had to start his
> own company to get his motors built as nobody would believe they would work
> or that they could perform any useful service.  Even after the motor was
> demonstrated it took quite an effort to show how it could be put to work.

	Manufacturing rights were sold, in advance to Westinghouse.
	Tesla got a royalty of $1 per horsepower....
	(motors, transformers, alternators...)

	best
	dwp