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    Nikola Tesla was a Serbian American mechanical and electrical engineer, humanitarian, and a ‘mad scientist.’ (Nikola Tesla: A Short Biography)Tesla’s early life began in Serbia with an orthodox priest for a father, and an intelligent, uneducated mother. Tesla attended the Technical University at Graz, Austria, and the University of Prague. During his time at Graz, Tesla observed the Gramme dynamo, which operated as a generator in one direction and an alternator in the other. Through this observation

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    failure. Period.” If one does not fail, then one can never innovate. Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor in the nineteen hundreds. He was born in Smiljan Croatia, but soon moved to Shoreham, Long Island, New York where he discovered the alternating current. (“Nikola Tesla,” 2018). Nikola Tesla created the alternating current, and innovated the field of inventing, and illuminated the world by changing the way currents move. Nikola Tesla created various mechanisms that related to electricity, but

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    Nikola Tesla was born in 1856 in Smiljan Croatia, the part of Austro-Hungarian. Nikola Tesla father was a priest in the Serbian Orthodox church. His mother managed the family’s farm. Nikola Tesla brother Daniel was killed in 1863 in a car accident. Nikola was in shocked of the loss of his brother at the age of 7. Nikola said he was seeing things that was the first sign of his illness. In the 1890s Mark Twain struck up a friendship with Nikola Tesla. Mark visited Nikola in his lab. In 1894 Tesla photographed

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    Nikola Tesla didn’t exactly become the most inspiring or famous inventor, but with the way he impacted modern life, he certainly seems like he’d be the one to do it. His creations were part of the movement to change the lives of many around the world. Tesla even theorized and created the form of electric transmission which beat that of Thomas Edison and still remains the world’s choice. All said, Nikola Tesla may have single-handedly changed the way we live today with his countless inventions and

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    Nikola Tesla, a Persian-American physicist, revolutionized the world of science and created a new way of transporting electricity. He was born in 1856 in Smiljan, Croatia during a fierce lightning storm (Jacobson). His father worked as a priest in the Serbian Orthodox church and provided Tesla with a vast library he immersed himself in. His mother managed their farm and the home while creating appliances to help make the work easier. Tesla credited his inventive instincts to his mother (“Tesla Life

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    Nikola Tesla made many popular and useful inventions. One of those inventions was the radio. It had multiple uses and helped many people with many things. Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist. He was born on July 10, 1856. He lived in Smilijan Croatia with his mother and father, who was a priest. He had four siblings one brother

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    Nikola Tesla was an inventor and engineer who made many things we us now. Tesla was born on July 10, 1856 in Smiljan, Croatia. And died in New York at the age of 86 on January 7, 1943. He was a tall man at the height of 6 feet and 2 inches. He contributed to the discovery of the AC system and also made the Tesla Coil which are both still used today around the world. Some would even call him a “mad scientist”. He was one of five children his siblings were Marica, Dane, Milka, and Angelina Tesla

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    Nikola Tesla, an engineer and inventor, led the electrical industry to the cutting edge of technology. Tesla's most important invention, alternating current (AC) electricity, remains the global standard of electricity today. He also made major contributions for the X-ray, wireless radio, and devices ranging from microwave ovens to MX missiles. Nikola Tesla was born on July 10, 1856, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His father was a priest and his mother created appliances to help with farm

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    National History Day research paper Nikola Tesla was a man who discovered the form of electricity today and had a huge impact.Nikola Tesla’s legacy and leadership in history was his impact on the industry.Tesla lead an interesting life, had a large legacy and great leadership in the industry. First of all,Nikola Tesla had an interesting life filled with inventing and intelligence.When Nikola Tesla was 19 he started studying electrical engineering and got in an argument with his professor over

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    Nikola Tesla I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success... such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything. Nikola Tesla Few people know his name today, and even those who do the words Nikola Tesla are likely to come up with the image of a crackpot rather than an authentic scientist. Nikola Tesla was possibly the greatest inventor the world

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