Serbian-American inventor — who developed alternating current (AC) electrical systems, the Tesla coil, the induction motor, and made fundamental contributions to radio — whose work enabled the electrification of the world but who died penniless and alone.
Creates the AC power system that powers the world — Tesla's alternating current (in partnership with Westinghouse) defeated Edison's direct current in the War of the Currents, enabling the long-distance electrical transmission that made modern electrical infrastructure possible.
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