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Nikola Tesla

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Nikola Tesla

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Nikola Tesla, a Serbian-American mechanical engineer, inventor and futurist, is regarded as an important promoter of the commercialization of electricity and is widely known for his design of the modern alternating current power supply system. Tesla made many revolutionary inventions in the field of electromagnetic fields. His multiple related patents and theoretical research work on electromagnetics are the cornerstone of modern wireless communications and radio.

Category
Scientists
Nationality
austrian empire
Born
1856-07-10
Died
1943-01-07
Wikidata
Q9036
Occupations inventorelectrical engineerphysicistelectricianmechanical engineerfuturist
Aliases Nicola TeslaNikola TeslaTeslaNikola TeslaNikola TeslaTesla

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Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla cover Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla Related book · relationship unverified Marc Seifer · 1996 English · 4.0 rating / 1 ratings My inventions cover My inventions Related book · relationship unverified Nikola Tesla · 1977 English · 4.2 rating / 14 ratings Book Nikola Tesla Biography Book Related book · relationship unverified David Right · 2017 English · Not yet rated Book My Inventions Related book · relationship unverified Nikola Tesla · 2010 English · Not yet rated Tesla cover Tesla Related book · relationship unverified Margaret Cheney · 1981 English · 3.0 rating / 1 ratings Book Marc J Seifer, Wizard : The Life and Time of Nikola Tesla Biography of a Genius Marc J Seifer, Wizard Related book · relationship unverified Josue Davis J. · 2022 English · Not yet rated My Inventions cover My Inventions Related book · relationship unverified Nikola Tesla · 2010 English · Not yet rated Wizard cover Wizard Related book · relationship unverified Marc J. Seifer · 1996 English · Not yet rated Classic biographies of celebrities (Tesla + New Edition of Human Stars + New Edition of Marie Curie) cover Classic biographies of celebrities (Tesla + New Edition of Human Stars + New Edition of Marie Curie) Related book · relationship unverified [Austrian] Stephen Zweig [French] Marie Curie, etc. WeRead Tesla's Autobiography (Elaborately Translated and Annotated with Color Inserts) cover Tesla's Autobiography (Elaborately Translated and Annotated with Color Inserts) Related book · relationship unverified [US] Nikola Tesla WeRead · 54 readers today · Recommendation score 90.4% Autobiography of Tesla (Guomai Classic) cover Autobiography of Tesla (Guomai Classic) Related book · relationship unverified Nikola Tesla WeRead · 12 readers today · Recommendation score 88.7% Tesla's Autobiography cover Tesla's Autobiography Related book · relationship unverified Nikola Tesla WeRead · 3 readers today · Recommendation score 72.6% The Legend of Tesla: The Legend Who Overturned the World cover The Legend of Tesla: The Legend Who Overturned the World Related book · relationship unverified [US] Nikola Tesla WeRead Tesla's Autobiography cover Tesla's Autobiography Related book · relationship unverified [US] Nikola Tesla Translated by Gu Xiaoshu WeRead

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