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Tesla Universe : Nikola Tesla : Timeline

Columbia University, New York City.

Columbia University, New York City.

Columbia University, New York City. George Westinghouse. The Westinghouse Electric Company headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA. Another view of the Westinghouse plant near Pittsburgh. Laboratory where Tesla and Westinghouse developed A.C. equipment. A.C. generators used to power the Westinghouse plant.

Year: 1888

May, 16th:  Tesla's Speech Before AIEE


"A New System of Alternate-Current Motors and Transformers" paper was read before the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (now the IEEE) at Columbia University in New York.

July, 7th:  Tesla Sells A.C. Patents


Tesla sells patents for A.C. Polyphase System to George Westinghouse for $25,000 in cash, $50,000 in notes and a royalty of $2.50 per horsepower for each motor.

Travels To Pittsburgh


Tesla travels to Westinghouse headquarters in Pittsburgh to finalize the contract for the A.C. Polyphase system and to help develop his motor. He stays there for around one year.

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