Nikola Tesla · every age

How did Nikola Tesla's life begin?

Arrived in America broke at 28, left the world AC power

1. Jul 10, 1856

   Born in the Austrian Empire, in what is now Croatia

   Son of an Orthodox priest. The story goes that he was born during a thunderstorm.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

Portrait: Photo: Unknown, c. 1890, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · source