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Where was Nikola Tesla born?

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Smiljan, in what is now Croatia.

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What year was Nikola Tesla born?

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1856.

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Who were Nikola Tesla’s parents?

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Milutin Tesla (father, Orthodox priest) and Georgina Đuka Tesla (mother, inventor of household gadgets).

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Which universities did Nikola Tesla attend?

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Austrian Polytechnic in Graz and the University of Prague.

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In which year did Nikola Tesla move to the United States?

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1884.

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Who did Nikola Tesla briefly work for upon arriving in the U.S.?

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Thomas Edison.

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What was Nikola Tesla’s most famous contribution to electrical engineering?

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The development of alternating current (AC) electricity.

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What is the Tesla coil used for?

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It’s used in radio technology and other wireless transmission systems.

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Which motor did Nikola Tesla invent that is still widely used today?

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The induction motor.

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What was the ‘War of the Currents’?

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The conflict between Nikola Tesla’s alternating current (AC) and Thomas Edison’s direct current (DC) systems.

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Which type of current became the foundation for modern electricity distribution?

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Alternating current (AC).

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Which two famous inventors was Nikola Tesla in rivalry with?

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Thomas Edison and Guglielmo Marconi.

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What historical era did Tesla live through?

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The Second Industrial Revolution.

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Tesla’s work laid the foundation for which modern technologies?

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Wireless communication, radio, television, and wireless energy transmission.

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How did Nikola Tesla’s contributions to electrical engineering change society?

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They enabled efficient long-distance electricity transmission and set the stage for modern electrical infrastructure.

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Which company’s name honors Nikola Tesla?

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Tesla, Inc.

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What legal victory did Tesla achieve posthumously in 1943?

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The U.S. Supreme Court recognized his contributions to the invention of the radio.

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What major challenge did Tesla face in his rivalry with Thomas Edison?

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The ‘War of the Currents,’ where Edison promoted DC and Tesla supported AC.

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Why did Tesla face financial difficulties later in life?

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He prioritized science over profit and refused to commercialize many of his inventions.

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What is one lesser-known fact about Nikola Tesla’s daily habits?

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He claimed to sleep only two hours a night.

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What unusual personal trait did Nikola Tesla have regarding numbers?

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He was obsessed with the number three and had many rituals involving it.

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Why did Tesla avoid romantic relationships?

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He believed that relationships would distract him from his work.

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What animal did Nikola Tesla have a special affection for?

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Pigeons.

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How did Tesla describe his relationship with a particular white pigeon?

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He said, ‘I love that pigeon as a man loves a woman, and she loved me.’

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What was Tesla’s most ambitious and futuristic vision for energy?

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Wireless energy transmission across the globe.

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When did Nikola Tesla die?

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In 1943.

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How is Nikola Tesla regarded today?

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As a visionary and one of the greatest inventors in history.

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Which rival of Tesla claimed the invention of the radio, leading to legal battles?

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Guglielmo Marconi.

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What system did Tesla’s AC current rival with during the ‘War of the Currents’?

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Thomas Edison’s direct current (DC) system.

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What device invented by Tesla is still used in modern radio technology?

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The Tesla coil.

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Which of Tesla’s ideas are still being explored in modern energy research?

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Wireless energy transmission and renewable energy systems.

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