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 & engineering
- Tesla (unit), an SI-derived unit for magnetic inductivity
- Tesla's Egg of Columbus
- Tesla's oscillator
- Tesla coil
- Tesla turbine
- 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
Enterprises and organizations
- Tesla, an electrotechnical conglomerate in former Czechoslovakia
- Tesla, Inc, an American electric car manufacturer[3]
- Ericsson Nikola Tesla, Croatian affiliate of the Swedish telecommunications equipment manufacturer Ericsson[4]
- Nikola Tesla Museum
- Tesla Electric Light and Manufacturing
- The Tesla Society, founded in 1956[5]
- Udruženje za razvoj nauke Nikola Tesla, Novi Sad, Serbia[6]
- Zavičajno udruženje Krajišnika Nikola Tesla, Plandište, Serbia[7]
- Tesla Bank, Zagreb, Croatia[8]
Holidays and events
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
Places
- Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport[13]
- Nikola Tesla Museum Archive in Belgrade[14][15]
- 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.[16]
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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.[17]
See also
References
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "STEM High School formally named after Nikola Tesla | Redmond Reporter". Redmond Reporter. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
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