Tesla's Life
Tesla was born in the small village of Smilijan, Croatia on July 9, 1856. He was the son of a clergyman and his mother who invented useful tools for the family farm. At nineteen he entered the University of Graz and from there went to the University of Prague to study philosophy. It was during his time in Graz he first became interested in the idea that electric motors could be run on a current more efficient than direct current (DC).
In 1884 he sailed to the USA and began working for Thomas Edison. He proved himself to be a capable and tireless worker with no task being too great or small for him. The only problem being that Edison and Tesla strongly disagreed over the AC DC debate. Tesla favored AC while Edison strongly preferred DC.
At this point a businessman by the name of George Westinghouse took an interest in Telsa’s work. He provided the financial backing for Tesla to invest his time in the development of AC. The Hydroelectric power station built on the Niagara Falls in the mid 1890’s was a testament to Tesla’s dream, it was the first time his AC had been put into use in a large scale. Tesla died on January 7, 1943 in New York City.
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