Here are a bunch of awesome inventions that could have, —should have— changed the world forever, but didn’t
Here are a bunch of awesome inventions that could have, — should have — changed the world forever, but didn’t.
Nikola Tesla is the famous Serbian-American inventor who changed the world of electricity. In 1888, he invented the alternating current (AC), which made electricity cheaper and more efficient. It’s still the form of electricity used to power homes and businesses today.
Tesla (the inventor, not the car brand that’s named after the inventor) made many important inventions that are still used today, like Tesla coil — an induction coil that produces high-frequency AC and is used in radio and other electronic equipment.
But one of Tesla’s more radical inventions never saw the light of day. After inventing a type of electricity that needed wires, he began to dream of electric energy that was wireless. He called his dream the “World Wireless System,” because he wanted to use it to connect the entire world. Imagine being able to send messages to all parts of the world at once!
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