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  1. Jun 16, 2024 · Nikola Tesla (born July 9/10, 1856, Smiljan, Austrian Empire [now in Croatia]—died January 7, 1943, New York, New York, U.S.) was a Serbian American inventor and engineer who discovered and patented the rotating magnetic field, the basis of most alternating-current machinery. He also developed the three-phase system of electric power ...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Nikola_TeslaNikola Tesla - Wikipedia

    Nikola Tesla ( / ˈtɛslə /; [2] Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Тесла, [nǐkola têsla]; 10 July [ O.S. 28 June] 1856 – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian-American [3] [4] inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist. He is known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. [5]

  3. Jan 30, 2020 · Nikola Tesla was born on July 10, 1856, in the village of Smiljan in the Austrian Empire (now Croatia) to his Serbian father Milutin Tesla, an Eastern Orthodox priest, and his mother Đuka Tesla, who invented small household appliances and had the ability to memorize lengthy Serbian epic poems.

  4. Nov 9, 2009 · Serbian-American engineer and physicist Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) made dozens of breakthroughs in the production, transmission and application of electric power. He invented the first...

  5. Short Biography Nikola Tesla. Nikola Tesla was born 10 July 1856, of Serbian nationality in Smiljan, the Austrian Empire. Tesla was a bright student and in 1875 went to the Austrian Polytechnic in Graz. However, he left to gain employment in Marburg in Slovenia.

  6. Jan 5, 2018 · Tesla was a real-life Prometheus: the mythical Greek titan who raided heaven to bring fire to mankind, yet in punishment was chained to a rock where each day an eagle ate his liver.

  7. www.encyclopedia.com › electrical-engineering-biographies › nikola-teslaNikola Tesla | Encyclopedia.com

    Jun 8, 2018 · Nikola Tesla. 1856-1943. Croatian physicist and electrical engineer who invented a number of important electrical devices, including the AC motor and generator. Tesla was born in Croatia and moved to the United States in 1884, where he worked in Thomas Edison's laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

  8. Jul 10, 2017 · Nikola Tesla would have been 161 years old on July 10. His inventions paved the way for electric motors, radios, fluorescent lights, lasers, and remote control.

  9. www.wikiwand.com › en › Nikola_TeslaNikola Tesla - Wikiwand

    Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist. He is known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.

  10. Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American engineer and inventor who is highly regarded in energy history for his development of alternating current (AC) electrical systems. He also made extraordinary contributions in the fields of electromagnetism and wireless radio communications.