Inventor Nikola Tesla was born on this day in history, July 10, 1856, in what is now Croatia. Tesla's father was a priest in the Serbian Orthodox Church, notes Encyclopedia Britannica. His mother, ...

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Nikola Tesla may be known today as one of history's greatest inventors, but the intrepid scientist's eccentricities have become as legendary as his trailblazing discoveries in the field of electricity ...

This weekend is the birthday of Nikola Tesla, a Serbian-born physicist who was the father of modern electricity. He died in 1943. Along with the concept of alternating current, he was famous for ...

Nikola Tesla is one of the more unsung inventors in American history. That's despite the fact that he's largely responsible for the discovery that led to the widespread usage of alternating currents, ...

A shadow of Milica Kesler, curator and archivist is cast onto a poster of Nikola Tesla at the Nikola Tesla museum in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, March 7, 2019. A private culture society in Serbia has ...

Ethan Hawke brings light to innovator Nikola Tesla's life in the trailer for the upcoming biopic movie, 'Tesla,' in theaters and on demand on Aug. 21. By Alexandra Del Rosario Ethan Hawke brings light ...

Mon, June 24, 2019 at 3:10 PM UTC Serbian-American inventor Tesla was known for dozens of breakthroughs in the production and transmission of electric power in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

He's probably the most famous inventor you've never heard of. You might recognize his name because of the car brand named after him or because he's one of the main characters in the new film "The ...