Timeline of this fantastic inventor, engineer and dreamer.
1859
Born in Smiljan, a village in Croatia, on 28th July during a summer storm full of lightning. Tesla was nicknamed 'Child of the Storm', by his aunt. That said, his mother replied to that comment by calling him 'Child of the light'.
1881
Tesla began his career as chief electrical engineer of the BTS Company, introducing various operation upswings which improved the performance of the company.
1882
Tesla goes to work for Edison in the Continental Edison Company. He began working in a new industry by installing indoor lighting resources. In 1884 Tesla was realocated to the USA.
1885
Lemuel Serrel introduced Tesla to various businessmen, including Benjamin Vail and Robert Lane, to help finance a new light production company under Tesla Name. Tesla worked to acquire the patents for the company including developing an enhanced DC motor. His solutions gained attention from the mass media who sought his solutions.
1887
Tesla came up with an induction motor that was operated by alternating current. This innovative electric motor was patented in May 1988, and it comprised of a basic self-starting design that did not require the use of commutators. As a result, this reduced the occurrence of sparking the high maintenance that was associated with replacing mechanical brushes.
1890
After 1890, Tesla researched various approaches to transmitting power by inductive and capacitive coupling, through his famous 'Tesla coil'.
1891
In mid 1891, at the age of 35, he became a naturalized citizen of the US. In the same year, he also patented his famous Tesla Coil.
1943
In early 1943, at age 86, Tesla died in a Hotel Room in New York. He died alone, and his body was found by a maid who ignored a do not disturb sign on Tesla’s room. The assistant medical professional evaluated the body and determined the cause of death was related to coronary complications.