- He was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist
Nikola Tesla Height
| | How tall was Nikola Tesla? | 188 cm / 6 ft 3 in | | Born: | 10 July 1856 Comment | | When did Nikola Tesla die? / Died | 07 January 1943 | | How many years did Nikola Tesla live? / Lived | 86 years | | Where was Nikola Tesla born? | Smiljan, Croatia | | Where did Nikola Tesla die? / Deathplace | New York, United States | | Zodiac sign: | Cancer |
Nikola Tesla Net worth 2024 (estimated)
| | How much is Nikola Tesla worth? | Under review
| | Nationality: | Serbian, American |
Who was Nikola Tesla? / Facts
- Known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system
- Tesla gained experience in telephony and electrical engineering before emigrating to the United States in 1884 to work for Thomas Edison in New York City
- He soon struck out on his own with financial backers, setting up laboratories and companies to develop a range of electrical devices
- His patented AC induction motor and transformer were licensed by George Westinghouse, who also hired Tesla for a short time as a consultant
- His work in the formative years of electric-power development was involved in a corporate alternating current/direct current "War of Currents" as well as various patent battles
- He became a naturalized US citizen in 1891
- Tesla went on to pursue his ideas of wireless lighting and electricity distribution in his high-voltage, high-frequency power experiments in New York and Colorado Springs and made early (1893) pronouncements on the possibility of wireless communication with his devices
- He tried to put these ideas to practical use in an ill-fated attempt at intercontinental wireless transmission, his unfinished Wardenclyffe Tower project
- In his lab, he also conducted a range of experiments with mechanical oscillators/generators, electrical discharge tubes, and early X-ray imaging
- He also built a wireless controlled boat, one of the first ever exhibited
- Tesla was renowned for his achievements and showmanship, eventually earning him a reputation in popular culture as an archetypal "mad scientist"
- His patents earned him a considerable amount of money, much of which was used to finance his own projects with varying degrees of success
- He lived most of his life in a series of New York hotels through his retirement
- Tesla died on 7 January 1943 in New York City
- His work fell into relative obscurity after his death, but in 1960, the General Conference on Weights and Measures named the SI unit of magnetic flux density the tesla in his honor
- There has been a resurgence in popular interest in Tesla since the 1990s
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Education
- Graz University of Technology (1875–1878)
- Gymnasium Karlovac (1870–1873)
Quotes
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Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more.
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The scientific man does not aim at an immediate result. He does not expect that his advanced ideas will be readily taken up. His work is like that of the planter - for the future. His duty is to lay the foundation for those who are to come, and point the way.
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I myself eschew all stimulants. I also practically abstain from meat
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Electrical science has revealed to us the true nature of light, has provided us with innumerable appliances and instruments of precision, and has thereby vastly added to the exactness of our knowledge.
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From my childhood I had been intended for the clergy. This prospect hung like a dark cloud on my mind.
Related celebs
Milutin Tesla, Đuka Tesla, Dane Tesla, Angelina Tesla, Marica Tesla, Milka Tesla
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Last update: 23 January 2018
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