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Nikola Tesla Born
Nikola Tesla was born in Smiljan, in present-day Croatia, on July 10, 1856. -
Tesla moves to the United States
Tesla begins his work in Edison Machine Works. This is where many electrical motors were developed and sold. -
Nikola forms the Tesla Electric Light & Manufacturing
Tesla Electric Light & Manufacturing was a company created by Tesla himself. Tesla's ideas for new types of motors and electrical transmission were developed here. -
Tesla invented the first usable Alternating Current motor.
This is one of Tesla's greatest inventions. The motor used alternating current which was not widely known about at the time. -
Tesla Discovers Wireless Power
This was the start of Tesla's lifelong obsession:the wireless transmission of energy. -
Tesla goes to the Chicago Worlds Fair
Demonstration of alternating current generators at the Chicago World’s Fair, lighting thousands of incandescent light bulbs -
The first Niagara Falls hydroelectric plant opened.
Tesla designed it to harness the energy of the Falls and convert it to electricity -
Demonstration of Tesla’s remote controlled boat in New York
This was the first remote control device. Created by Tesla -
Construction starts on Wardenclyffe Tower
Tesla’s laboratory facility is completed. This tower was meant to wirelessy transmit messages -
Wardenclyffe Tower Destroyed
The tower was destroyed after Tesla was sued so he could pay off debt. -
Tesla awarded John Scott Medal
The City of Philadelphia awarded Nikola Tesla with the John Scott Medal for the invention of the rotating magnetic field and induction motor. -
Nikola Tesla Dies
Nikola Tesla Dies at age 86 in a hotel room in New York