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Nikola Tesla (/ˈtɛslə/; Serbo-Croatian: [nǐkola têsla]; Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Тесла; 10 July 1856 – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist who is best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.

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Drawing from U.S. Patent 381,968, illustrating principle of Tesla's alternating current motor
Drawing from U.S. Patent 381,968, illustrating principle of Tesla's alternating current motor
Nikola Tesla monument by Les Drysdale in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Nikola Tesla monument by Les Drysdale in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
A Colorado Springs experiment: here a grounded tuned coil in resonance with a distant transmitter illuminates a light near the bottom of the picture.
A Colorado Springs experiment: here a grounded tuned coil in resonance with a distant transmitter illuminates a light near the bottom of the picture.
Tesla on cover of Time Magazine for 20 July 1931.
Tesla on cover of Time Magazine for 20 July 1931.
Tesla, aged 40. c. 1896
Tesla, aged 40. c. 1896
Nikola Tesla's father Milutin, Serbian Orthodox priest in the village of Smiljan.
Nikola Tesla's father Milutin, Serbian Orthodox priest in the village of Smiljan.
Tesla's Wardenclyffe plant on Long Island in 1904. From this facility, Tesla hoped to demonstrate wireless transmission of electrical energy across the Atlantic.
Tesla's Wardenclyffe plant on Long Island in 1904. From this facility, Tesla hoped to demonstrate wireless transmission of electrical energy across the Atlantic.
Tesla's portrait—Blue Portrait—from 1916, painted by then-Hungarian princess, Vilma Lwoff-Parlaghy.
Tesla's portrait—Blue Portrait—from 1916, painted by then-Hungarian princess, Vilma Lwoff-Parlaghy.
Tesla's baptismal record, c. 28 June 1856.
Tesla's baptismal record, c. 28 June 1856.
Rebuilt [14], Tesla's rebuilt house (parish hall) in Smiljan, where he was born, and the rebuilt church, where his father served. Both the house and church were burnt down during the Yugoslav Wars. The Croatian Government has rebuilt both.
Rebuilt [14], Tesla's rebuilt house (parish hall) in Smiljan, where he was born, and the rebuilt church, where his father served. Both the house and church were burnt down during the Yugoslav Wars. The Croatian Government has rebuilt both.
Gilded urn with Tesla's ashes, in his favorite geometrical object, a sphere, Nikola Tesla Museum, Belgrade.
Gilded urn with Tesla's ashes, in his favorite geometrical object, a sphere, Nikola Tesla Museum, Belgrade.
Nikola Tesla Museum in Belgrade, Serbia.
Nikola Tesla Museum in Belgrade, Serbia.
An experiment in Colorado Springs. This bank of lights is receiving power by means of electrodynamic induction from an oscillator 100 feet (30 m) from the bulbs
An experiment in Colorado Springs. This bank of lights is receiving power by means of electrodynamic induction from an oscillator 100 feet (30 m) from the bulbs
Tesla (9th from left), along with some of the greatest scientists at that time, including Albert Einstein (8th from left), taking an inspection tour of the New Brunswick Marconi Station. Circa 1921.[126]
Tesla (9th from left), along with some of the greatest scientists at that time, including Albert Einstein (8th from left), taking an inspection tour of the New Brunswick Marconi Station. Circa 1921.[126]
Mark Twain in Tesla's lab, early 1894
Mark Twain in Tesla's lab, early 1894
Nikola Tesla Corner in New York
Nikola Tesla Corner in New York
Nikola Tesla on 100 Serbian dinar banknote.
Nikola Tesla on 100 Serbian dinar banknote.
 
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