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From: Dustin Cannon (Lab 3460)
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 01:32

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	Hi everyone,

	I have a question (my normal mental state).  I recently read a 
biography on Nikola Tesla (Man Out of Time, Margret Cheney) and being a 
physics major I know about the unit Tesla.  So here is the question: What 
did Tesla do in magnetism that was so amazing that they named the unit 
after him?
        It was my impression that the units were usually named after the 
scientist who did the pioneering work in the field that the unit arises.  I 
know he made the AC motor that used alternating magnetic fields, but I 
would think of that as more of an application of the principles of 
electromagnetism than a discovery *about* electromagnetism.
        Does anyone know?  SHe didn't mention it in the book and I couldn't 
find it in the library (not suprising)

        BTW, this is NOT a criticism of Tesla.  I thought he was a cool 
guy.

Dustin 
Cannon@scs.unt.edu

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