Nikola Tesla was born July 10, 1856 in Smiljan, Lika, which was then part of the Aust-Hungarian Empire, region of Croatia. His father, Milutin Tesla was a Serbian Orthodox Priest and His mother Djuka Mandic was an inventor in her own right of household appliances. His father, Milutin Tesla was a Serbian Orthodox priest and his mother Djuka Mandic was an inventor in her own right of household appliances. Tesla Studied at the Realschule, Karlstadt in 1873, the Polytechnic Institute in Graz, Austria and the University of Prague. Tesla studied at the Realschule, Karlstadt in 1873, the Technical University of Graz, Austria and the University of Prague. At first, he Intended to specialize in physics and mathematics, but he soon Became fascinated with electricity. At first, he intended to specialize in physics and mathematics, but soon became fascinated with electricity. He Began His Career as an electrical engineer with a telephone company in Budapest in 1881. He began his career as an electrical engineer with a telephone company in Budapest in 1881. It was there, as Tesla was walking with a friend through the city park That the elusive solution to the rotating magnetic field flashed through His mind. It was there, as Tesla was walking with a friend through the city park that the solution elusive to the rotating magnetic field flashed. With a stick, he drew a diagram in the sand to His Friend Explaining the Principle of the induction motor. With a stick, he drew a diagram in the sand explaining to his friend the principle of induction motor. Before going to America, Tesla joined Continental Edison Company in Paris where he designed dynamos. Before going to America, Tesla joined Continental Edison Company in Paris, where he designed dynamos. While in Strassbourg in 1883, he privately built a prototype of the induction motor and ran it successfully. While in Strasbourg in 1883, has built a prototype suite of induction motor and ran successfully. Unable to interest anyone in Europe in Promoting this radical device, Tesla accepted an offer to work for Thomas Edison in New York. Able to interest anyone in Europe in promoting this radical device, Tesla accepted an offer to work for Thomas Edison in New York. His childhood dream was to come to America to harness the power of Niagara Falls. The His childhood dream was to come to America to harness the power of Niagara Falls.
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