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While the name Tesla has been in the news of late with regards to the launch of the Tesla Motor company’s Tesla Roadster, the name of the company is linked to a Serbian American inventor who was an expert in electrical engineering. Many believe that Nikola Tesla laid the foundations for the electric vehicle market of today, so perhaps it is no surprise that the surname of Nikola Tesla lives on. Today is Tesla’s birthday, so let us have a look at the life and times of Nikola Tesla

Why does Nikola Tesla’s name live on today?

While many people may not have heard of the man himself there is no doubt that he literally changed the world and was an integral part of the coming of the Second Industrial Revolution. His groundbreaking contributions in the world of electricity and magnetism came to the fore in the 19th and 20th centuries with Tesla’s patents effectively forming the basis of the modern day AC electric power system which we now take for granted in the modern day world.

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