Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla was an electrical inventor and researcher. He was conceived on 1856 in Yugoslavia, though he was Serbian. Nikola Tesla travelled to America in 1884. When he arrived at America, he had nothing, but luckily managed to find employment working for Thomas Edison. Edison cheated Nikola Tesla out of his due payment when Edison had made an agreement to pay him $50,000 if he could improve the D.C power system. Edison refused to pay …
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…generally controversial, though he always managed to support and prove his radical claims. Nikola was a very strong supporter of eco friendly power, and encouraged the use of hydro, solar, and wind power. Nikola Tesla died at age 87 in a New York apartment. He had almost no possessions or money. He died of unknown causes. Nikola Tesla was an innovator, a dreamer and an idealist. We have all benefited from his humble, yet enlightening existence.