Birth and Background of Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla was born on July 10, 1856, in Smiljan, which was then part of the Austrian Empire and is now located in Croatia. He was born into a Serbian Orthodox family, the fourth of five children. His father, Milutin Tesla, was a priest and a writer, while his mother, Georgina Đuka Tesla, was an inventor of household appliances, which likely influenced Tesla's early fascination with science and invention. Tesla's innovative spirit led him to become one of the most influential inventors and electrical engineers in history. He is best known for his contributions to the development of alternating current (AC) electrical systems, the Tesla coil, and wireless communication. Tesla emigrated to the United States in 1891, where he continued his groundbreaking work until his death on January 7, 1943, in New York City. Today, he is celebrated for his visionary ideas and contributions to modern electrical engineering, with his legacy preserved at the Nikola Tesla Museum in Belgrade, Serbia. #mooflife #mof #MomentOfLife #NikolaTesla #Invention #ElectricalEngineering #AcCurrent #TeslaCoil