Introduction
Nicola Tesla, a mysterious and controversial scientist in modern days was born in Smiljan, Croatia in 1856. He acquired knowledge in Austrian Polytechnic and later advanced to the University of Prague. Tesla helped in the installation of the first telephone system for the Yugoslavian government. In 1983, Thomas Edison Company based in Paris gave him a one-year contract. Later he transferred to its headquarters, in New York. His contributions and inventions in electromagnetism initiated the second industrial revolution, in the late 19th and early 20th century. The prolific inventor’s theoretical works and patents formed the foundation of alternating current, the ...
