Nikola Tesla was a Serbian American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. He was born in 1856 in Croatia and studied engineering at the Graz University of Technology before moving to the United States to work for Thomas Edison. Some of Tesla's greatest inventions included the AC motor and developments in wireless energy transmission. He died in 1943 at the age of 86.

1. By: Christina
NIKOLA TESLA

2.  He was born at Smilijan Croatic.
 He went to the Graz University of Technology
for college.
 When he first came to America, He work for
Thomas Edison in New York.
 He was born in July 10, 1856.

3.  After leaving the company, he partnered with
two business men.

4.  He died in January 7 1943.
 The field that he study in was electrical
engineer and mechanical engineer.
 One of his quotes are “ The practical success
of the idea, regardless of its inherent
advantages, depends on the attitude of
people. If it suits the time, it is accepted.”

5.  Tesla enrolled Austrian Polytechnic for a
Military Frontier Scholarship.
 He’s been working for the Continental Edison
Company in France when he was 20.

6.  Nikola Tesla he had a reputation in popular
culture as an “mad scientist”
 One of his greatest invention was the tv
remote.
 He is a Serbian American, he first gained
experience in telephony.

7.  One of things that he also invented, was one
of the first x-rays. The picture below is
Nikola’s hand in one of the first x-rays.

8.  A fun fact about Nikola Tesla, what he prefers
out of everything is books. When he has free
time, he reads a lot of books.
 Tesla was known for high voltage
experiments and demonstrations, including
displays of his famous Tesla Coil which
produces high voltage, low current electricity.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesl