Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) was a Serbian scientist, inventor and electrical engineer. He was a contemporary and major competitor of Thomas Edison. Tesla's best known contribution to the scientific world was as the proponent of AC (alternating current) electricity versus DC (direct current) electricity as championed by Edison. The international m...
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Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) was a Serbian scientist, inventor and electrical engineer. He was a contemporary and major competitor of Thomas Edison. Tesla's best known contribution to the scientific world was as the proponent of AC (alternating current) electricity versus DC (direct current) electricity as championed by Edison. The international measuring unit for magnetic field is the tesla, named for Nikola Tesla. Show less «