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Nikola Tesla is born
Nikola Tesla is born on the 10th of July, 1856, in the Austrian Empire. Known as Croatia today. -
Nikola Telsa learns of electricity
Nikola Telsa, while attending middle school, learns of electricity through a demonstration from his psychics professor. It was this moment that sparked his interest. -
Nikola Tesla avoids a draft notice
Tesla avoided conscription into the Serbian army by escaping into Tomingaj. It was there that he explored the mountains, later going on to write that those years made him mentally stronger. -
Nikola Tesla starts work at Edison Machine Works
Tesla got a job working at Edison Machine Works in Paris. He worked with incandescent lighting, installing the lights inside homes. It was here he received his first work experience. He later quit after not receiving a 50,000 dollar bonus for devising twenty-four types of practical machinery. -
Tesla begins work on patenting an arc lighting system
Tesla began work on patenting a arc lighting system, his first patent. He'd later be commended for his ingenuity with the design, gaining him attention. -
Improved AC motor
Tesla began to work on an electric motor that used alternating current, instead of direct current. It was later approved and Tesla went on to form Tesla electric company. -
Wireless transmission
Tesla was known for experiencing in wireless transmissions of messages. He worked for many years, researching, finally finding an investor to fund his Wardenclyffe tower. Which was a giant metal tower that worked by sending vibrations through the air. However, another inventor beat Tesla in the race to transmit messages across the sea. As a result funding and popularity quickly flew from Tesla to Marconi. -
Tesla's death
Nikola Tesla spent the next 43 years trying to stay out of bankruptcy. He went on to create several different more patents, but never was able to rake in enough money to get himself out of debt. He died at the age of 83 in a motel from coronary thrombosis, dyeing as a relatively forgotten inventor.
