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It's spelled NIKOLA and TESLA. Not Nicola. Not Telsa. Stop reverting it!
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'''Nikola Telsa''' (July 9, 1856-January 7, 1943) was a Croatian-American electrical engineer, inventor and physicist who contributed to many of the developments in the field of [[electricity]].   
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'''Nikola Tesla''' (July 9, 1856-January 7, 1943) was a Croatian-American electrical engineer, inventor and physicist who contributed to many of the developments in the field of [[electricity]].   
    
He pioneered the eventual adaptation of the "Alternating Current", which is more efficient the "Direct Current".
 
He pioneered the eventual adaptation of the "Alternating Current", which is more efficient the "Direct Current".
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The SI unit measuring magnetic flux density or magnetic induction (commonly known as the magnetic field), is named the tesla, in his honor.
 
The SI unit measuring magnetic flux density or magnetic induction (commonly known as the magnetic field), is named the tesla, in his honor.
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He was [[Thomas Edison]]'s main rival at the end of the 19th century, even surpassing him in fame in the 1890's.
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He was [[Thomas Edison]]'s main rival at the end of the 19th century, even surpassing him in fame in the 1890s.
    
Despite the international fame he received as a result of his work involving the alternating current, he died relatively penniless in a [[New York]] hotel room.
 
Despite the international fame he received as a result of his work involving the alternating current, he died relatively penniless in a [[New York]] hotel room.
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[[Category:Inventors|Telsa, Nikola]]
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[[Category:Inventors|Tesla, Nikola]]
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