Early Life
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Tesla was born in Smiljan, Austria-Hungary (now Croatia) on July 9, 1856.  He studied engineering at two institutions in Austria-Hungary--Graz Technical University (now in Austria) and the University of Prague (now in the Czech Republic).  Tesla left the University of Prague in 1880, without a degree, after his father died.  He then worked for a short time for Austria-Hungary's telephone system in Budapest (now in Hungary).  In 1882, Tesla moved to Paris, where he worked for the Continental Edison Company.

 

 

 

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