Tesla, Nikola (1857-1943)
American electrical inventor, was born in Smiljan, Yugoslavia. He studied engineering in Graz. In 1884, he came to the United States and for several years was employed in the Edison establishment at Orange, New Jersey.
Subsequently he devoted himself to electrical research and invention, discovering the principle of the rotary magnetic field, and applying it to the induction motor. Tesla's inventions include dynamos, transformers, induction coils, and arc and incandescent lamps.
~ The Lincoln Library of Essential Information, Volume 2, Thirty-Fifth Edition, 1972, Biography, Pages 1985 & 1986
You can visit the memorial page for Nikola Tesla.
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