Tesla was born in
Austria (Croatia) to Serbian parents in 1856.
He was the fourth of five children, three sisters and one brother.
Tesla attended school at Higher Real Gymnasium in Karlovac
He finished a four-year term in the span of three years.
Tesla studied Electrical Engineering at the Austrian Polytechnic school in Graz in 1875. There are conflicting accounts of weather he actually earned his Baccalaureate from Austrian Polytechnic. The school states that he stopped attending school during his third year while other accounts have him graduating from Austrian Polytechnic.
In 1882 he moved to Paris, to work as an engineer for the Continental Edison Company, designing improvements to electric equipment brought overseas from Edison's ideas.
On 6 June 1884, Tesla first arrived in the United States, in New York City with little besides a letter of recommendation from Charles Batchelor, a former employer. In the letter of recommendation to Thomas Edison, it is claimed that Batchelor wrote, 'I know two great men and you are one of them; the other is this young man'.(4)
Tesla worked for Edison in America for some time. Tesla's job was to improve Edisons electrical systems. Tesla quit working for Edison over a financial dispute. Tesla was promised 50,000 dollars to upgrade Edison's inefficient DC generators. When Tesla completed this task and asked for his compensation Edison replied ""Tesla, you don't understand our American humor"
http://www.thocp.net/biographies/tesla_nikola.htm
From that point on Tesla worked on his own creations in America including AC current, radio, high frequency transformers and many other contributions to the field of electromagnetism.
Tesla spent the rest of his life in New York. In his later years he developed symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder. He became obsessed with the number three. On many occasions he would feel the need to circle the block of a building three times before he would enter. He lived in The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel for most of his adult life.
He died at the age of 86 in his hotel suite. He died alone and in financial ruin. Tesla had a true passion for science, he didn't care much for money or fame. He dedicated his life to the advancement of humanity.
Tesla studied Electrical Engineering at the Austrian Polytechnic school in Graz in 1875. There are conflicting accounts of weather he actually earned his Baccalaureate from Austrian Polytechnic. The school states that he stopped attending school during his third year while other accounts have him graduating from Austrian Polytechnic.
In 1882 he moved to Paris, to work as an engineer for the Continental Edison Company, designing improvements to electric equipment brought overseas from Edison's ideas.
On 6 June 1884, Tesla first arrived in the United States, in New York City with little besides a letter of recommendation from Charles Batchelor, a former employer. In the letter of recommendation to Thomas Edison, it is claimed that Batchelor wrote, 'I know two great men and you are one of them; the other is this young man'.(4)
Tesla worked for Edison in America for some time. Tesla's job was to improve Edisons electrical systems. Tesla quit working for Edison over a financial dispute. Tesla was promised 50,000 dollars to upgrade Edison's inefficient DC generators. When Tesla completed this task and asked for his compensation Edison replied ""Tesla, you don't understand our American humor"
http://www.thocp.net/biographies/tesla_nikola.htm
From that point on Tesla worked on his own creations in America including AC current, radio, high frequency transformers and many other contributions to the field of electromagnetism.
Tesla spent the rest of his life in New York. In his later years he developed symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder. He became obsessed with the number three. On many occasions he would feel the need to circle the block of a building three times before he would enter. He lived in The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel for most of his adult life.
He died at the age of 86 in his hotel suite. He died alone and in financial ruin. Tesla had a true passion for science, he didn't care much for money or fame. He dedicated his life to the advancement of humanity.
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