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Nikola Tesla was born on 10 July 1856 in Smiljan, Austrian Empire (Croatia). From a young age, he showed extraordinary memory, a deep interest in physics, and a distinctive technical imagination. -
Between 1862 and 1875, he completed his primary and secondary education in Smiljan and later in Karlovac.
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Afterward, from 1875 to 1878, Tesla studied electrical engineering at the Austrian Polytechnic in Graz, where he became fascinated by alternating current (AC) systems.
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Between 1878 and 1884, he worked in Budapest and Paris, designing improvements in electrical generators and motors, gaining valuable experience that would help him with his innovations in the United States later.
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Nikola Tesla was one of the most important inventors from 1880 to 1930. His inventions and ideas transformed the way electricity is produced and used. Furthermore, his experiments with wireless technology and innovative electrical systems continue to influence modern science.
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Tesla moved to New York in 1884 and worked for Thomas Edison for a short term. -
However, he left Edison's company in 1885 because they had opposing ideas and disputes about electric current, and founded his own laboratory to pursue his ideas independently and winning the war. -
Between 1887 and 1888, Nikola Tesla developed the induction motor and patented several devices that used alternating current.
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In 1888, he demonstrated AC systems to investors, which led Westinghouse to buy his patents. -
In 1891, he became a US citizen and invented the Tesla coil, a high-voltage transformer still used in radio and electrical experiments nowadays. -
In 1893, Tesla demonstrated wireless lighting and AC electricity at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. -
Nikola Tesla took his last breath on January 7, 1943, due to a blood clot in the arteries of his heart, in a hotel in New York City.