1856-1943, Serbian-American inventor and electrical engineer
developed alternating current (AC) induction motor and polyphase AC power system, the foundation of modern electricity distribution
pioneered wireless energy transmission experiments at Colorado Springs and Wardenclyffe Tower
invented the Tesla coil: resonant transformer circuit for high-voltage, low-current, high-frequency AC electricity
contributed to radio technology, rotating magnetic fields, and remote control
envisioned a global wireless communication and power network, prefiguring planetary-scale information systems
300+ patents across 26 countries in electrical and mechanical engineering
contemporary and rival of Thomas Edison in the AC vs DC current wars