Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor known for his contributions to the design of modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply systems. Some of his major inventions included the AC induction motor and Tesla coil. He established Tesla Electric Light & Manufacturing in 1887 which developed an AC system that was eventually chosen over Thomas Edison's direct current system to power the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. Though his ideas faced skepticism later in life, Tesla is now recognized for revolutionizing power transmission and ushering in the Second Industrial Revolution through his AC patents.
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A Most Inspiring Inventor: Nikola Tesla
1. J. Ademar Perez Most Inspirational Inventor February 24, 2016
Nikola Tesla
Inventor
A Most Inspiring
2. A History
● Born: Austrian Empire of 1856, now Croatia; takes after mother
● Moved to U.S. in 1884, works for Thomas Edison; later for George
Westinghouse
● Founds Tesla Electric Light Company (1885), later ousted; founds Tesla
Electric Company (1887), birth of Tesla’s AC
● Westinghouse Corporation is chosen to supply lighting for the 1893
World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago
● AC quickly becomes the leading power system in the nation; has
remained a world standard
● In later years, plunges further into eccentric ideas after failure
of Wardenclyffe; dies penniless and a recluse in 1943
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