Nikola Tesla
Serbian-American inventor (1856–1943) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nikola Tesla (11 July 1856 – 9 January 1943), was an ethnically Serbian inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer and physicist. He is best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.[2] He was born in the village of Smiljan, in the part of former Austria-Hungary that is now Croatia. He later became an American citizen.
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Born | (1856-07-10)10 July 1856 |
Died | 7 January 1943(1943-01-07) (aged 86) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Resting place | Nikola Tesla Museum Belgrade, Serbia |
Citizenship | Austrian (1856–1891) American (1891–1943) |
Education | Graz University of Technology (dropped out) |
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Discipline | Electrical engineering Mechanical engineering |
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Tesla got his first job in Budapest in 1882, working at a telephone company. A few years later he moved to the United States. Even in his early life, he was inventing things. His best known invention was an electric motor that could run well on AC power. Tesla died of coronary thrombosis in a hotel room in Manhattan, New York City on 7 January 1943. Elon Musk was inspired by him for his very famous project: Tesla.