Nikola Tesla (jul 10, 1856 – jan 7, 1943)

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Nikola Tesla was born an ethnic Serb in the village of Smiljan, within the Military Frontier, in the Austrian Empire (present day Croatia).

Tesla is known as the unit of magnetic induction or magnetic flux density in the meter-kilogram-second system (SI) (1). It was named for Nikola Tesla by the International Electrotechnical Commission Committee of Action on June 27, 1956.

Some of his key inventions and innovations include:

Alternating Current (AC) System: Tesla's most famous invention, this system for electrical transmission is still the predominant method for power distribution in the world today.

Tesla Coil: A type of resonant transformer circuit used to produce high-voltage, low-current, high frequency alternating-current electricity.

Radio Technology: Although Guglielmo Marconi is often credited with the invention of the radio, Tesla's work in the field of wireless communication was instrumental and he was recognized for it in some court decisions.

Induction Motor: This energy-efficient motor that runs on alternating current was a fundamental development in the field of electromechanics.

Wireless Transmission of Electricity: Tesla experimented extensively with the transmission of electrical energy without wires, an early precursor to modern wireless power technologies.

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