Nikolai Tesla

Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, and futurist. He is best known for his contributions to the development of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity system. Tesla held over 300 patents in his name and is widely recognized as one of the most important inventors and engineers of the 20th century. He was born in Smiljan, Croatia in 1856 and died in New York City in 1943. Tesla's work on AC systems revolutionized the way electricity is transmitted and used around the world.