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Nikola Tesla is born in Smiljan, Austria.
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Tesla attends college at the Austrian Polytechnic school in Graz
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Begins his career as a chief electrical engineer in Budapest.
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Arrives in New York. Started working for Edison.
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Built his 1º induction motor
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Westinghouse bought Tesla's patent rights of his polyphase system of alternating current dynamos, transformers and motors.
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Discovered wireless power
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Invented the Tesla Coil today used in radios and TV systems
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Designed the first hydroelectric plant at Niagara Falls
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Moved to Colorado Springs where he conducted high frequency experiments
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Receives the Edison Medal
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Died at the age of 86