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Nikola Tesla
July 9/July 10, 1856 - January 7, 1943 |
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Nikola Tesla was a physicist, inventor, and electrical engineer of unusual intellectual brilliance and practical achievement. He was of Serb descent and worked mostly in the United States. Tesla is most famous for conceiving the rotating magnetic field principle (1882). He then used it to invent the induction motor together with the accompanying alternating current long-distance electrical transmission system (1888). His patents and theoretical work still form the basis for modern alternating current electric power systems. He also developed numerous other electrical and mechanical devices including the fundamental principles and machinery of wireless technology. This includes the high frequency alternator, the "AND" logic gate and the Tesla coil, as well as other devices such as the bladeless turbine and the spark plug. |
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