1856 – 1943
Nikola Tesla
Austria-HungaryUnited StatesElectricalCommunications
Background
A Serbian-American inventor and electrical engineer, born in the Austrian Empire.
Contribution
Developed the practical alternating-current (AC) induction motor and polyphase system that made long-distance electric power distribution viable.
Popular credit vs. the record
The rotating-magnetic-field induction motor was developed at nearly the same time by Galileo Ferraris; both are credited.
Associated inventions
Collaborators & contemporaries
Sources & further reading
Each citation names the publisher and the exact reference title.
- Encyclopædia Britannica — technology & biography topic articlesEncyclopædia Britannica · Encyclopedia
- Engineering and Technology History Wiki (ETHW)IEEE / United Engineering Foundation · Professional body
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