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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.
* Born in Smiljan, Austrian Empire (present-day Croatia), on July 10, 1856, Tesla studied engineering and physics in the 1870s without receiving a degree, gaining practical experience in the early 1880s working in telephony and at Continental Edison in the new electric power industry.
* In 1884, Tesla emigrated to the United States and worked for Thomas Edison. However, the two men had a falling out and Tesla left to form his own company.
* In 1888, Tesla filed a patent for the polyphase induction motor, which is the basis of most modern alternating current motors.
* Tesla also invented the Tesla coil, a high-frequency transformer that is used in radio technology.
* Tesla died in New York City on January 7, 1943, at the age of 86.
* He is considered one of the most important inventors of the 20th century and his work has had a profound impact on the development of modern technology.