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Rotating fields, measuring instruments and paper records

The Nikola Tesla Museum’s Belgrade collections pair an induction-motor model with an egg-shaped rotor, electrical instruments and an archive of drawings.

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Belgrade’s riverfront and marina in a wide city panorama.
Panorama of Belgrade’s riverfront from the downstream side of Ada Bridge, photographed on 2 January 2012.Photograph: Михајло Анђелковић

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Serbia[5]
Rotor model
Model of an induction motor with an egg-shaped rotor, linked by the museum to the rotating magnetic field[1]
Archive media
India-ink drawings on tracing paper and blueprint copies of plans[3]

A place worth remembering

An egg-shaped rotor on an induction motor

The museum’s exhibit is a model of an induction motor with an egg-shaped rotor. Its museum page ties the model to Tesla’s induction motor, which is based on a rotating magnetic field, and to the legend of Columbus’s egg standing on its end.[1][4]

Electrical instruments and a Niagara cable section

The electrical-engineering collection includes instruments for measuring voltage, current and resistance. It also includes a section of cable from Niagara and a static-electricity eliminator.[2][4]

Drawings on tracing paper

The museum’s archive of Tesla’s papers includes India-ink drawings on tracing paper and blueprint copies of plans, as well as scientific notes, calculations, diagrams and letters.[3][4]

Good to know

A few clear answers before you explore.

What does the egg-shaped rotor model show?

According to the museum’s page, it illustrates Tesla’s induction motor, based on a rotating magnetic field, and the legend of Columbus’s egg.[1]

Which measurements are represented in the electrical collection?

Voltage, current and resistance; the collection also includes a Niagara cable section and static-electricity eliminator.[2]

What kinds of drawings are in the archive?

India-ink drawings on tracing paper and blueprint copies of plans.[3]

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