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Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla was a Serbian American inventor and electrical engineer known for his contributions to the modern alternating current electricity supply system. After immigrating to the U.S. in 1884, he developed key electrical devices and engaged in the 'war of currents' between AC and DC power. Despite his later obscurity, Tesla's legacy was revived with the naming of the SI unit of magnetic field strength as 'tesla' in 1960 and increased interest in his work since the 1990s.

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Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla was a Serbian American inventor and electrical engineer known for his contributions to the modern alternating current electricity supply system. After immigrating to the U.S. in 1884, he developed key electrical devices and engaged in the 'war of currents' between AC and DC power. Despite his later obscurity, Tesla's legacy was revived with the naming of the SI unit of magnetic field strength as 'tesla' in 1960 and increased interest in his work since the 1990s.

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Nikola Tesla (Serbian Cyrillic: ?????? ?????

; 10 July 1856 7 January 1943) was a


Serbian American[2][3][4][5] inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer
, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alte
rnating current (AC) electricity supply system.[6]
Tesla gained experience in telephony and electrical engineering before immigrati
ng to the United States in 1884 to work for Thomas Edison in New York City. He s
oon struck out on his own with financial backers, setting up laboratories and co
mpanies to develop a range of electrical devices. His patented AC induction moto
r and transformer were licensed by George Westinghouse, who also hired Tesla for
a short time as a consultant. His work in the formative years of electric power
development was also involved in the corporate struggle between making alternat
ing current or direct current the power transmission standard, referred to as th
e war of currents. Tesla went on to pursue his ideas of wireless lighting and el
ectricity distribution in his high-voltage, high-frequency power experiments in
New York and Colorado Springs and made early (1893) pronouncements on the possib
ility of wireless communication with his devices. He tried to put these ideas to
practical use in his ill-fated attempt at intercontinental wireless transmissio
n; his unfinished Wardenclyffe Tower project.[7] In his lab he also conducted a
range of experiments with mechanical oscillator/generators, electrical discharge
tubes, and early X-ray imaging. He even built a wireless controlled boat which
may have been the first such device ever exhibited.
Tesla was renowned for his achievements and showmanship, eventually earning him
a reputation in popular culture as an archetypal "mad scientist."[8] His patents
earned him a considerable amount of money, much of which was used to finance hi
s own projects with varying degrees of success.[9]:121,154 He lived most of his
life in a series of New York hotels, through his retirement. He died on 7 Januar
y 1943.[10]
Tesla's work fell into relative obscurity after his death, but in 1960 the Gener
al Conference on Weights and Measures named the SI unit of magnetic field streng
th the tesla in his honor.[11] Tesla has experienced a resurgence in interest in
popular culture since the 1990s

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