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| Nikola Tesla | |
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 Nikola Tesla, posed reading Rudjer Boscovich's book "Theoria Philosophiae Naturalis". |
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| Born | July 10, 1856 Smiljan, Austrian Empire (Croatian Military Frontier) |
| Died | January 7, 1943 (86) New York City, New York, USA |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, Researcher, Inventor |
| Nationality | Austrian Empire (pre-1891) American (1891 - ) |
| Institutions | Edison Machine Works Tesla Electric Light & Manufacturing Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. |
| Field(s) | Mechanical and electrical engineering |
| Known for | Tesla coil Tesla turbine Teleforce Tesla's oscillator Tesla electric car Tesla principle Tesla's Egg of Columbus Alternating current Induction motor Rotating magnetic field Wireless technology Particle beam weapon Death ray Terrestrial stationary waves Bifilar coil Telegeodynamics Electrogravitics |
| Notable award(s) | Elliott Cresson Medal (1893) Edison Medal (1916) John Scott Medal (1934) |
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Nikola Tesla (July 10, 1856 - January 7, 1943) was a visionary, inventor, and mechanical - electrical engineer, best known for his revolutionary contributions to the field of electromagnetism; specifically, his discovery of the principles of alternating currents (AC) underpin all our modern AC electric power systems, and he has been recognised as the inventor of radio.