Nikola Tesla was a Serbian inventor and engineer.
He discovered the rotating magnetic field and developed the three-phase electric power transmission system. In 1891 he invented the coil that bears his name and is widely used in radios.
He was born in 1856 in present-day Croatia to a religious family. His childhood phobias and troubled relationship with his father stemmed from the early death of his older brother. From a young age he showed an interest in inventions and had a strong imagination.
He read a lot of books and when he was in high school a teacher urged him to study electromagnetism.
He was studying mechanical engineering with extreme dedication. At first he was a loner but then he started a profligate life and as a result the scholarship he had received was cut off. In the end, he never graduated.
He went to Budapest and worked as an engineer to set up a telephone exchange.
In 1881 he went to France and was hired by one of Thomas Edison’s companies to work on generators and motors. There his career was a huge success.
In 1884 he went to New York to work there for Thomas Edison. His works were famous but his relationship with his employer was not good. That’s why he resigned 6 months later.
In 1887 he received funding and set up his own workshop.
In 1895 Roentgen with the help of Tesla invented X-rays.
He was eccentric and made outrageous claims for which he was considered insane.
He died in 1943.
[Source: el.wikipedia.org]
