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170 Years of Nikola Tesla: The Forgotten Genius Who Shaped Our Modern World

On July 10, 1856, Nikola Tesla was born. A visionary, exceptional inventor and pioneer of modern electricity, he is at the origin of technologies that today power our homes, our industries and many of the devices we use every day. However, this brilliant scientist died alone, ruined, and largely forgotten. One hundred and seventy years after his birth, we look back on the extraordinary destiny of the man who imagined the electric world long befo…

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On July 10, 1856, Nikola Tesla was born. A visionary, exceptional inventor and pioneer of modern electricity, he is at the origin of technologies that today power our homes, our industries and many of the devices we use every day. However, this brilliant scientist died alone, ruined, and largely forgotten. One hundred and seventy years after his birth, we look back on the extraordinary destiny of the man who imagined the electric world long befo…

·Paris, France
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Nikola Tesla, an inventor without equal, was born 170 years ago

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On July 10, 1856 was born what is considered one of the greatest inventors in history. From alternating current to electric motors, up to intuitions that anticipated Wi-Fi and remote control: that's who he was and why his name continues to be current

·Italy
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On July 10, 1856, the Serbian physicist and engineer was born whose developments in electromagnetism shaped the 20th century and founded the foundations of modern electrical engineering. Read more

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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In the middle of a hall dominated by a large generator, a man sits on a chair, calmly reading a book, while huge electrical discharges flash around him. It is December 1899, and one of the most famous photographs of inventor Nikola Tesla is being taken in his laboratory in Colorado Springs. He is the man whose room...

·Bratislava Region, Slovakia
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Friday, July 10th marks 170 years since the birth of Nikola Tesla. The genius native of Smiljan, Croatia, changed the world forever with his pioneering development of alternating current and won the legendary war with Edison. Today, Mate Rimac continues his pioneering legacy in his native country with his innovative electric cars.

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