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Nikola Tesla
Inventor and electrical engineer; lived 1856–1943.
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Based on surviving lifetime photographs
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Inventor and electrical engineer.
Life and work
Tesla worked on alternating-current electrical systems, motors, wireless experiments, and high-voltage demonstrations. His career moved between major technical success and speculative ambition.
Why it matters
His photographed studio portraits anchor the real person behind later invention legends.
Visual source note
Based on surviving lifetime photographs
Image basis: Library of Congress photographic records.