Seminar (I): Tesla and the World of Yesterday.

This lecture will take place on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 6:00 PM, presented by Javier Roqué, a physicist and historian of science. He is a Professor of the History of Science at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and has been a visiting researcher at the universities of Cambridge and Uppsala. Nikola Tesla (1856–1943) was an electrical engineer of Croatian origin. His most significant contribution was the theory of alternating current, which enabled him to devise the first induction motor in 1882. Organized by the Rubí University Extension Program.

Place: Vallhonrat Auditorium Plaza Montserrat Roig, s/n Rubí. Gratuitous.