Nikola Tesla died on 7 January 1943 in New York City, aged 86. A Serbian-American engineer and inventor, Tesla was born in the village of Smiljan, then in the Austrian Empire, and emigrated to the United States in 1884, where he briefly worked for Thomas Edison. His inventions include the induction motor and polyphase alternating-current systems, which George Westinghouse licensed and developed, and the Tesla coil. He also experimented with wireless transmission of power and radio. His plan for the Wardenclyffe Tower on Long Island failed for lack of funds, and he died in a New York hotel room, almost penniless. The unit of magnetic flux density, the tesla, is named in his honour.
Before and after
- from 1943 to 1944Bengal famine of 1943
- from 1943 to 1945Alsos Mission
- 1943Rise of objectivism
- 1943Creation of Colossus
- 7 January 1943Death of Nikola Tesla
- 15 January 1943Construction of The Pentagon
- from 29 January 1943 to 30 January 1943Battle of Rennell Island
- from 10 February 1943 to 13 February 1943Battle of Krasny Bor
- from 14 February 1943 to 17 February 1943Battle of Sidi Bou Zid
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