Tesla coil
noun
variants
or Tesla transformer
: an air-core transformer for high-frequency alternating or oscillating electrical currents
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Plenty of other teams have followed suit, between the Tampa Bay Lightning’s outdoor areas and Tesla coil; the Seattle Kraken’s flying fish; and how the Vegas Golden Knights have … well, there’s a lot going on at T-Mobile Arena.
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James Mirtle, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
In a recent post on X, Tesla CEO Elon Musk talked about his company's namesake, but rather than a photo of the inventor, who died in 1943, Musk shared an image from a movie about the creator of the Tesla coil — and the actor portraying him in it chimed in about the mistake(?).
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Just for fun, here's a demonstration of electric and magnetic forces using a Tesla coil and a Crooke's tube.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 27 Sep. 2024
At the top there’s Griffith Observatory, where a Tesla coil spits electricity and telescope demonstrator Todd Kunioka guides visitors through the cosmos.
—Helen Li, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2024
Tesla was a renowned Serbian-American inventor who created the Tesla coil, engineered the first hydroelectric plant, pioneered the use of the alternating current, and laid the foundation for our modern power grid, among countless other inventions and scientific contributions.
—Jessica Coulon, Popular Mechanics, 14 June 2023
Fascinated by inventor Nikola Tesla and his innovation of alternating current electricity, Asher Suderow decided to build a Tesla coil himself, and persuaded his dad and grandfather to help.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 21 Sep. 2022
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James Mirtle, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
In a recent post on X, Tesla CEO Elon Musk talked about his company's namesake, but rather than a photo of the inventor, who died in 1943, Musk shared an image from a movie about the creator of the Tesla coil — and the actor portraying him in it chimed in about the mistake(?).
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Just for fun, here's a demonstration of electric and magnetic forces using a Tesla coil and a Crooke's tube.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 27 Sep. 2024
At the top there’s Griffith Observatory, where a Tesla coil spits electricity and telescope demonstrator Todd Kunioka guides visitors through the cosmos.
—Helen Li, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2024
Tesla was a renowned Serbian-American inventor who created the Tesla coil, engineered the first hydroelectric plant, pioneered the use of the alternating current, and laid the foundation for our modern power grid, among countless other inventions and scientific contributions.
—Jessica Coulon, Popular Mechanics, 14 June 2023
Fascinated by inventor Nikola Tesla and his innovation of alternating current electricity, Asher Suderow decided to build a Tesla coil himself, and persuaded his dad and grandfather to help.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 21 Sep. 2022
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“Tesla coil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tesla%20coil. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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