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Nikola Tesla born
Tesla was born at the stroke of midnight, just as lightning struck. As the story goes, the midwife said that Tesla would be a child of the storm, to which Tesla's mother replied, "no, of light." -
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Nikola Tesla's lifetime
this is the lifespan of Nikola Tesla. -
Tesla attends college at Austrian Polytechnic School
Tesla attended Austrian Polytechnic School on military scholarship. The first year went well, but afer that, he had a falling out with one of his teachers, and by the fourth year he had dropped out.. -
Nikola Tesla's work in Budapest
Tesla works at the Budapest Telephone Exchange. During this time, he works on an amplifier or loudpeaker. -
Tesla works in Paris
Tesla and his good friend Anthony Szigety accept jobs at the Continental Edison company in Paris. After improving Edison's Direct Current motor, he is denied payment and moved to Strasbourg. -
Tesla's AC motor
Tesla shows his AC motor to a group of potential investors, who do not see the value of his invention, and do not invest in it. -
Tesla and Edison
Thomas Edison meets Tesla and hires him on the spot. Tesla is assigned to repair electric systems aboard the Oregon, the first ship with electric lights. -
Tesla Electric Light and Manufacturing
After a falling-out with Edison wherein 50,000 dollars was denied to Tesla, he started Tesla Electric Light and Manufacturing which was an utter failure. His investors forced him out of the company, and left him with nothing but stock certificates. -
Tesla discovers wireless power
Tesla Transmits electrical energy wirelessly via high frequencies. He also takes the first x-ray photographs and makes the first neon and flourescent lights. -
World's Fair
Tesla exhibited his Egg of Columbus experiment at the Chicago World's Fair. -
Tesla's remote controlled boat
Tesla Exhibits an "automaton boat", the world's first remote controlled vehicle. -
Wardenclyffe
Tesla begins testing at the Wardenclyffe facility, hoping to get free energy to the world. -
Steam turbines
Tesla tests many models of steam turbines at the New York Edison Company. He discredits them with being inefficient. -
Tesla recieves Edison medal
After initially denying the award, Tesla reconsiders and accepts the AIEE's highest honor. -
Tesla's death ray
Tesla envisions a "death beam" capable of sending "concentrated beams of particles through the free air, of such tremendous energy that they will bring down a fleet of 10,000 enemy airplanes at a distance of 250 miles..." -
Tesla dies
Found dead in his bed by a hotel maid, he was buried at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. -
Tesla's biography published
Published by Tesla's cildhood friend John J. O'Neill, "Prodigal Genius" was the first biography written about Tesla.
