Diana Dukic
@diana_dukic · Jul 10, 2024
⚡️Happy birthday, Nikola Tesla⚡️
I took these photos of his statue when I visited Niagara Falls, Ontario, 2 years ago.
Tesla built the world's first hydroelectric power plant in Niagara Falls, New York, and started the electrification of the world. In the mid 1890s, he
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Nikola Tesla was great and AC was the right move back then.
These days, with the proliferation of electronics that use DC and advanced power electronics, it would be better to use DC.
High voltage DC is also materially more efficient for long distance electricity transmission.
11:01 AM · July 11, 2024 · 79K views
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