Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor and engineer born in 1856 in Croatia and died in 1943 in the United States. He is best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. Some of his achievements include discovering the rotating magnetic field, developing AC induction motors and transformers, and establishing the supply of electricity to consumers. He helped pioneer wireless communication and remote control through his development of radio, X-rays, and fluorescent lights.