Plasma No. 1
Most recent answer: 10/22/2007
Q:
Who invented the plasma ball? What year was it invented in, and what did the first one look like?
- Lil? Rob (age 14)
Lancaster,CA, United States
- Lil? Rob (age 14)
Lancaster,CA, United States
A:
Great question!
First of all, it’s important to realize that a plasma ball is just a small Tesla Coil. . The very first Tesla coil was invented by an electrical engineer named Nikola Tesla (and hence the name of the coil) in 1891.
For more information, please visit the following sites:
(This is where I found what the first Tesla coil probably looked like.)
Thanks for the question!
~Ann
First of all, it’s important to realize that a plasma ball is just a small Tesla Coil. . The very first Tesla coil was invented by an electrical engineer named Nikola Tesla (and hence the name of the coil) in 1891.
For more information, please visit the following sites:
(This is where I found what the first Tesla coil probably looked like.)
Thanks for the question!
~Ann
(published on 10/22/2007)