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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]]. | + | '''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]]. |
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| | 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. | + | He was [[Thomas Edison]]'s main rival at the end of the 19th century, even surpassing him in fame in the 1890s. |
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| | 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. |
| − | [[Category:Inventors|Telsa, Nikola]] | + | [[Category:Inventors|Tesla, Nikola]] |