History Profiles

Historical Figures from Austrian Empire (modern Croatia)

The most influential historical figures born in or associated with Austrian Empire (modern Croatia).

Portrait of Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla

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Inventor · 1856 – 1943

Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor and electrical engineer whose pioneering work on alternating current and electromagnetism helped electrify the modern world.

  • Alternating current (AC)
  • The induction motor