List of things named after Nikola Tesla
This article is a list of things named after Nikola Tesla, an influential physicist, engineer and inventor.
Science and engineering
- Tesla coil
- Tesla's Egg of Columbus
- Tesla Experimental Station
- Tesla's oscillator
- Tesla principle
- Tesla tower
- Tesla turbine
- Tesla (unit), an SI-derived unit for magnetic inductivity
- Tesla valve
Astronomical bodies
- Tesla, a 26 kilometer-wide crater on the far side of the moon[1]
- 2244 Tesla, a minor planet[1]
Other
Awards
Biographical works
- My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla
- Prodigal Genius: The Life of Nikola Tesla
- Tesla - Lightning in His Hand
- The Inventions, Researches, and Writings of Nikola Tesla
- The Secret of Nikola Tesla
Enterprises and organizations
- Tesla, an electrotechnical conglomerate in former Czechoslovakia
- Tesla, Inc, an American electric car manufacturer[3]
- Nikola Motor Company, an American hybrid truck design company[4][5]
- Ericsson Nikola Tesla, Croatian affiliate of the Swedish telecommunications equipment manufacturer Ericsson[6]
- Nikola Tesla Museum
- Tesla Electric Light and Manufacturing
- The Tesla Society, founded in 1956[7]
- Udruženje za razvoj nauke Nikola Tesla, Novi Sad, Serbia[8]
- Zavičajno udruženje Krajišnika Nikola Tesla, Plandište, Serbia[9]
- Tesla Bank, Zagreb, Croatia[10]
Holidays and events
- National Day of Science in Serbia, July 10
- Nikola Tesla Day in Croatia, 10 July[11]
- Day of Nikola Tesla, Association of Teachers in Vojvodina, 4–10 July.[12]
- Day of Nikola Tesla, Niagara Falls, 10 July.[13]
- Nikola Tesla annual electric vehicle rally in Croatia[14]
Music
- Tesla, an American rock band formed in Sacramento, California, in late 1982
- Tesla Boy
- "Tesla Girls", a song by British pop band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in 1984
- Tesla Cøils, an Australian electronic band
Places
- Nikola Tesla Memorial Center in Smiljan
- Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport[15]
- Nikola Tesla Museum Archive in Belgrade[16][17]
- TPP Nikola Tesla, the largest power plant in Serbia
- 128 streets in Croatia had been named after Nikola Tesla as of November 2008, making him the eighth most common street name origin in the country.[18]
- Tesla Terrace, Madison, Wisconsin USA, the block running from North Rosa Road to North Kenosha Drive on the west side of Madison was long misspelled Telsa Terrace due to a sign-painting error in the 1940s or 1950s. The street's name was corrected to Tesla Terrace in 1987, after a class of Michigan third-graders mounted a letter-writing campaign in support of the change. [19][20]
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Schools
- Tesla STEM High School created in 2012 in Redmond, Washington as a choice school with a focus on STEM subjects. The name was chosen by a student vote.[21]
See also
References
- ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names. Springer. p. 183. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ^ Vujovic, Dr. Ljubo. "Tesla Biography NIKOLA TESLA THE GENIUS WHO LIT THE WORLD". Tesla Memorial Society of New York. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ "Why the Name "Tesla?"". Tesla Motors. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
- ^ Ringle, Hayley (2018-10-19). "Behind the deal: How Nikola Motor steered its trucking technology to Arizona". Phoenix Business Journal. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
- ^ "Company Overview of Nikola Motor Company". Bloomberg. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ Margerison, Charles (2011). Amazing Scientists: Inspirational Stories. Amazing People Club. ISBN 978-1-921752-40-7. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Seifer 2001, p. 464
- ^ "nikolatesla.io.ua". nikolatesla.io.ua. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "Zavičajno udruženje Krajišnika Nikola Tesla - Plandište :: Naslovna strana". www.zuknikolatesla.org. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ http://www.tesla-banka.hr/
- ^ "National Day of Nikola Tesla - Day of Science, Technology and Innovation, July 10". DZIV. State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Dan Nikole Tesle" (in Serbian). Vojvodina Online. Archived from the original on March 15, 2015.
- ^ Radulovic, Bojan. "Srpska škola". www.srpskaskola.ca. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "Nikola Tesla EV Rally – Croatia 2015 – Electric Rally – Mixture of Excellence and Technology". www.nikolateslaevrally.com.hr. Kilovat Media. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport". airport-desk.com. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
- ^ "Memory of the World | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ^ "Tesla Memorial Society of New York Homepage". Teslasociety.com. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- ^ Letica, Slaven (29 November 2008). Bach, Nenad (ed.). "If Streets Could Talk. Kad bi ulice imale dar govora". Croatian World Network. ISSN 1847-3911. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
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- ^ "The Origins of Some Madison, Wisconsin, Street Names". historicmadison.org. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ "STEM High School formally named after Nikola Tesla | Redmond Reporter". Redmond Reporter. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2017.