Born on July 10
Nikola Tesla's Birthday
The inventor who lit up the world.
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Where it comes from
This Story marks the birthday of Nikola Tesla, born on 10 July 1856 in the village of Smiljan, in what is now Croatia, the son of a Serbian Orthodox priest. In 1884 he moved to the United States, where he won more than a hundred patents, and his inventions for polyphase alternating current became the cornerstone of…
How it's celebrated
Serbia has marked 10 July as its Day of Science since 2010, and Croatia keeps it as the National Day of Nikola Tesla, a day of science, technology and innovation. His birth house in Smiljan is now a memorial centre.
Did you know
The tesla, the international unit of magnetic flux density, has been named after him since 1960.
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