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    lifespan or even today. Nikola Tesla lived a life of struggle and many adversities. Many of Tesla’s discoveries and achievements were only recognized after his death. During his life, Tesla made important contributions to electrical powering and electrical transmission. Before Tesla made a platform for himself, the science field (especially what he specialized in) was dominated by many other well rounded inventors and scientist such a Thomas Edison. Because of this it made it very

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    Nikola Tesla Personality

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    Nikola Tesla was an innovative intellectual of the Gilded Age whose ideas were far ahead of his time. The modern world would be nothing like it is today without Tesla’s insights. He revolutionized the scientific community and the world’s knowledge of electric current, but there were plenty of other interesting facets of his life and career. He was much more than an engineer, and unfortunately, many of his peers underestimated him on account of his quirkiness and battle with mental illness. Tesla

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    Born in 1856 the son of an Orthodox priest in Smiljan, Croatia, Nikola Tesla had an early exposure to inventing. His mother, although unschooled, was a very intelligent woman who often created appliances that helped with home and farm responsibilities, such as a mechanical eggbeater. Young Nikola was schooled at home during his early years and later attended a school in Carlstadt, Croatia. He soon developed advanced skills such as doing calculus integrals in his head. He very deeply wanted

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    became his greatest rival. Living a life of torment from his past coupled with insufficient funds, he overcame copious obstacles to fulfill his childhood dream. Nikola Tesla laid the foundations for modern society with the creation of numerous inventions, as well as wireless transmission and Alternating Current power distribution. Nikola Tesla, father of the electrical age, revolutionized the world with his inventions

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    phenomenal scientists who have revolutionized some aspect of the world. Many of these have been brilliant people driven by their love for the world or by their pure curiosity or by their great intellect, but perhaps none are as intriguing or interesting as Nikola Tesla. Fitting the stereotypical “mad scientist” persona, Tesla was one of history’s most important inventors and one of the most bizarre yet imaginative geniuses to ever exist. Born in 1856 in a town called Smiljan located in the then-Austro-Hungarian

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    There have been many scientists throughout time that have made an enormous impact on the world such as Newton, Aristotle, Galileo, Einstein, and Nikola Tesla. These are just a few of the brightest minds ever to exist. Nikola Tesla was born on July 10, 1854 in Smiljan, Croatia, and spent his childhood there. His mother was the person that first got him interested in science because she invented small household tools in her spare time. Tesla’s father was a priest and did not approve of his passion

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    Nikola Tesla was one of the most famous inventers and engineers to ever exist. He was born in Smiljan in Croatia on the 10 July 1856 (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2018). He passed away due to heart disease at the New Yorker Hotel on January 7, 1943 at the age of 86. Nikola was one of five children born to Djuka (his mother) and Milutin (his father). His Mother managed the farm and his father was a priest. Even though Nikola was born in Smiljan he lived in New York for most of his life (Biography, 2018)

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    Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla revolutionized the world in many ways, but never really got the recognition for his inventions. Nikola was an outstanding inventor and an amazing person. Some things Nikola invented were the radio, alternating current, and the electric motor. Nikola owes many of his inventions to his ability where he saw exactly what he was trying to invent. Nikola has been an inspiration to many and has helped even more. By doing this Nikola has paved the way for countless scientists today

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    Essay On Nikola Tesla

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    Nikola Tesla was an inventor, electrical engineer, futurist, mechanical engineer and physicist. He is the original inventor of the alternative currents which revolutionize the way we use electricity. He made countless more inventions like remote controls, wireless telegraph, neon lamps, three-phase electric power. Many people think that Thomas Edison made electricity available to us which he did for a while but it was very dangerous, however Nokia Tesla was the true inventor that provided us with

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    NIKOLA TESLA Who was Nikola Tesla? The famous Serbian- American inventor Nikola Tesla, the original inventor of A.C. electricity. In 1884 Tesla arrived in the U.S. with little more than the clothes on his back and a letter of introduction to famed inventor and mogul Thomas Edison. (Nikola tesla biography, 2015) Being incredibly popular during his day, now Nikola Tesla remains largely overlooked among a list of the greatest inventors and scientist of the modern era. Thomas

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