Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla (July 10, 1856 - January 7, 1943) (Baptism name: Николай; Nikolaj; Name in Cyrillic alphabet: Никола Тесла) was a Serb-American physicist, mathematician, inventor, and electrical engineer. Born in the Vojna Krajna region of Austria-Hungary, now inside Croatia, educated in Graz, he lived and worked for the majority of his life in the United States of America.
Tesla's most famous contribution was the theory of polyphase alternating current electricity, which he used to build the first induction motor, invented in 1882, as well as developing the designs of numerous other electrical machines and related technology. His theory and many of his patents form the basis for the modern electric power system. Tesla is also noted for inventing the Tesla coil and a bladeless turbine (which functions on the principles of fluid viscosity and the boundary layer effect).
Life magazine, in a special double issue, listed Tesla in the "100 Most Important People in the Last 1000 Years". He occupied the 57th position, citing him as "[one of] the most farsighted inventors of the electrical age". They state his work on the rotating magnetic field and alternating currents helped electrify the world. [1]
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