Nikola Tesla papers, 1884-1943.

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Nikola Tesla papers, 1884-1943.

Patents, photographs, personal belongings, manuscripts and drawings, correspondence, his personal library, and clippings from periodicals and newspapers which published articles about Tesla or about the scientific and technical problems on which he worked. Subjects include his work in the field of generating, transmitting, and using polyphase alternating currents; his inventions using high-frequency and high-voltage currents; and experiments with wireless transmission.

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Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943

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Nikola Tesla (b. July 10, 1856, Smiljan, Austrian Empire (modern-day Croatia)-d. January 7, 1943, New York, New York) was a Serbian-American inventor. electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist. Tesla was best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. ...