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  1. Nikola Tesla - Wikipedia

    He is known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. [2] Born and raised in the Austrian Empire, Tesla first studied engineering and physics in the …

  2. Nikola Tesla | Biography, Facts, & Inventions | Britannica

    Jan 3, 2026 · Nikola Tesla, the brilliant Serbian-American inventor and electrical engineer, revolutionized technology with his groundbreaking contributions to alternating current (AC) power systems and …

  3. Nikola Tesla - Inventions, Facts & Death - HISTORY

    Nov 9, 2009 · Serbian-American engineer and physicist Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) made dozens of breakthroughs in the production, transmission and application of electric power. He invented the first...

  4. Nikola Tesla: Biography, Inventor, Scientist, Engineer

    Feb 6, 2024 · Engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla designed the alternating-current (AC) electric system, which is the predominant electrical system used across the world today. He also created the “Tesla...

  5. Life of Nikola TeslaTesla Science Foundation

    Tesla used the newly-coined term “telegeodynamics” to describe a technology for transmitting energy mechanically through the earth. He offered his mechanical oscillators and transmission and receiving …

  6. History of Nikola Tesla: The Fascinating Life and complete ...

    Oct 9, 2024 · Nikola Tesla, born on July 10, 1856, in Croatia, was a groundbreaking innovator in electricity who transformed the scientific landscape with his work on alternating current (AC) technology.

  7. Nikola Tesla: Inventions, Biography, Interesting Facts and more

    Dec 25, 2025 · Nikola Tesla, the enigmatic genius, reshaped the world with his groundbreaking contributions to electrical engineering, notably alternating current technology.

  8. About Nikola Tesla - Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe

    Fame and recognition for Nikola Tesla, though slow in coming, proved lasting. In 1960 the scientific community honored him by naming the SI unit of magnetic flux density the tesla. Since then, his …

  9. Case Files: Nikola Tesla - The Franklin Institute

    IntroductionBorn in a rural village in Croatia, Nikola Tesla would bring his brilliant scientific mind to America in 1884 to work with Thomas Edison. It was George Westinghouse, however, who fully …

  10. Tesla (1856) - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

    Nikola Tesla was born in 1856 in Austria-Hungary and emigrated to the U.S. in 1884 as a physicist. He pioneered the generation, transmission, and use of alternating current (AC) electricity, which can be …