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Nikola Tesla
Tesla c. 1896
Born: 10 July 1856; Smiljan, Austrian Empire (modern-day Croatia)
Died: 7 January 1943 (aged 86); New York City, United States
Education:Graz University of Technology (dropped out)
Nikola Tesla (/ˈtɛslə/; Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Тесла; pronounced [nǐkola têsla]; 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.
Born and raised in the Austrian Empire, Tesla studied engineering and physics in the 1870s without receiving a degree, and gained practical experience in the early 1880s working in telephony and at Continental Edison in the new electric power industry. In 1884 he emigrated to the United States, where he became a naturalized citizen. He worked for a short time at the Edison Machine Works in New York City before he struck out on his own. With the help of partners to finance and market his ideas, Tesla set up laboratories and companies in New York to develop a range of electrical and mechanical devices. His alternating current (AC) induction motor and related polyphase AC patents, licensed by Westinghouse Electric in 1888, earned him a considerable amount of money and became the cornerstone of the polyphase system which that company eventually marketed.
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Tesla c. 1896
Born: 10 July 1856; Smiljan, Austrian Empire (modern-day Croatia)
Died: 7 January 1943 (aged 86); New York City, United States
Education:Graz University of Technology (dropped out)
Nikola Tesla (/ˈtɛslə/; Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Тесла; pronounced [nǐkola têsla]; 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.
Born and raised in the Austrian Empire, Tesla studied engineering and physics in the 1870s without receiving a degree, and gained practical experience in the early 1880s working in telephony and at Continental Edison in the new electric power industry. In 1884 he emigrated to the United States, where he became a naturalized citizen. He worked for a short time at the Edison Machine Works in New York City before he struck out on his own. With the help of partners to finance and market his ideas, Tesla set up laboratories and companies in New York to develop a range of electrical and mechanical devices. His alternating current (AC) induction motor and related polyphase AC patents, licensed by Westinghouse Electric in 1888, earned him a considerable amount of money and became the cornerstone of the polyphase system which that company eventually marketed.
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Born, on this day, July 10, 1856: Nikola Tesla (Original Post)
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brush
(53,791 posts)1. And then there's this Tesla v Edison video. Funny.
monmouth4
(9,708 posts)2. Today is my 80th birthday. I was quite young when I came to DU. Good times and have seen so
many come and go.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)3. Happy Birthday!
monmouth4
(9,708 posts)4. Thank you so much Nurse Jackie..n/t