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    Nikola Tesla a man that is responsible for powering every home in the world, while his contributions to humanity are taken for granted on a daily basis even though many people did not even know who he really was. Nikola Tesla is a standout amongst the most divergent and sensational figures of designing. His disclosures to an expansive degree molded the force of innovation that changed the world in the twentieth century. Tesla's considerations and thoughts laid the foundation of mechanical unrest

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    Uncredited Genius “Tesla was considered a god among men; his efforts in scientific discovery have even influenced some of today’s brightest minds” (Vladimir Pištalo). Nikola Tesla was born on July 10, 1856 in the village of Smiljan, Austrian Empire (Croatia) to an intelligent mother, an Orthodox priest for a father, and four other siblings. Attended engineering and technology schools all the way up until his college years; after graduation in 1873 Tesla spent about a decade, moving around from village

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    Nikola Tesla was born on July 10, 1856, in what is now Smiljan, Croatia and died on January 7th, 1943 in Manhattan, New York City, NY. He was a Serbian American physicist, electrical engineer, inventor, and mechanical engineer. He was the fourth child of five and had three sisters and one older brother. Tesla's curiosity in electrical invention was spurred by his mom, Djuka Mandic, who in her spare time invented small household appliances. Tesla's father, Milutin Tesla, was a priest and a writer

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    Nikola tesla is one of the most important persons in American history because he gave us electric car starters so that hand cranks were obsolete. Tesla provided a cheaper, more efficient system of electrical transmission. He also gave us radio so that the people could stay connected to the news and listen to music in their own homes. Also, the medical field was granted the basics for X-rays years before Roentgen. Not only that, but that brilliant man had shown us a way to see our enemies during World

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    I told you that one man was predominantly responsible for the installation of our modern world and conveniences? Who might you think it is? The ascertainable people who read this may search for this man, or the wise may already know. His name was Nikola Tesla. This man was a visionary, an inventive genius, and sadly a forgotten man. He, like most men had a dream. The majority of people among him would ridicule his ideas and slander at what they thought to be impossible, but through his resilience

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    the inventors that started them. Through modernization, curiosity, and persistence, inventors have continued to change the way humans live their daily lives. Among these inventors are the fathers of the electrical age and industry: Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla. Each of these technological pioneers impacted electricity in their own way, and each of them shaped the modern electrical industry in their own right. Edison began the electrical industry, he sparked the flame that would lead to years of discovery

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    full of unkempt potential that can expand an imagination beyond its wildest dreams. Nikola Tesla Giant of Electricity is a book about an inventor, mathematician, engineer, physicist, and most importantly a discoverer! This book tells about the hardships of the great Nikola Tesla’s life and his happiness and struggles as he works to introduce his amazing inventions to the public’s life. I really enjoyed the book, Nikola Tesla Giant of Electricity, because it tells the story of a great discoverer and

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    Electrics is what runs the modern world. Nikola Tesla is the man who should be considered the father of modern electrics. Unfortunately, Tesla was a misunderstood genius that was terrible at running businesses. His lack of skill in business lead to him mostly being forgotten about by the public and in history books. He played a major role in helping Thomas Edison bring power to everybody. He was working on the radio before Marconi even set up his lab. Tesla also had his quirks, which worsened his

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    Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor and an engineer. Tesla was best known for his contributions to alternating-current electricity. Born July 10, 1856 in Croatia, his father was a priest in the Serbian Orthodox church and his mother managed the family’s farm. He was one of the five children of Duka and Milutin Tesla. Nikola Tesla was born approximately at midnight , during a lightning storm. During Tesla’s birth, and according to the story told by his family, the midwife wrung

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    Nikola Tesla is an extremely smart man who is left in the shadows of scientists and inventors. Tesla is mainly known for his involvement with the electric current battle with Thomas Edison. He was truly a man of science and was exploring many different fields of study. He even is partially credited for early radio transmission. Many people do not know about his darker side involving things such as a death ray. Tesla was a man of many crafts who did not get credit that he deserved for the things

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