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Nikola Tesla

1856 – 1943 · aged 86 · Inventor and electrical engineer

“The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.”

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Nikola Tesla developed the alternating current system that powers the modern world and held around 300 patents. He died alone in a New York hotel room at 86.

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In their own words

“The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.”

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A photograph image of Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) at age 34.
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Mark Twain (penname of Samuel Langhorne Clemens) in the lab of Nikola Tesla, spring of 1894. Clemens is holding Tesla's experimental vacuum lamp, which is power
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Nikola Teslas high voltage laboratory in Colorado Springs, Colo, at which he performed experiments in wireless power transmission from 1899-1900. The copper bal
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Nikola Tesla's Wardenclyffe wireless station, located in Shoreham, New York, seen in 1904. The 187 foot (57 m) transmitting tower appears to rise from the build
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Nikola Tesla - Inventor of the Modern World Documentary
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Free energy of Tesla. Film (Dubbed into English).
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Nikola Tesla: "GOD LIVES HERE" (The full explanation)
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Gary Sharp
19 Mar 2026

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Gone too soon, even at any age. There was so much more to come.

Jin Choi25 Apr 2026

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Well put.

Priya Naidu
22 Jan 2026

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Thank you, Nikola. For the joy, the honesty, and for showing up when it mattered.

Hamish Hill10 Jun 2026

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Same here. Exactly this.

Terrance Harris
5 Dec 2025

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Rest well, Nikola. The work is done, and it was good.

Sunita Desai27 Mar 2026

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Sending love from the Netherlands.

Bobby Lewis
30 Sept 2025

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I never met Nikola, but I feel like I grew up with them. Thank you for being part of my life.

Debra Ingram
5 Sept 2025

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Thank you

Thank you for asking the questions the rest of us didn't dare to.

Rachel Anderson
12 Aug 2025

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My dad introduced me to Nikola's work when I was a kid. We talked about it for hours. Today I'm thinking of both of them.

Archie Roberts
14 Jul 2025

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Still with us

Nikola Tesla will be remembered long after the rest of us are forgotten. That's what greatness looks like.

Antwan Booker2 Aug 2025

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I feel exactly the same way.

Joshua Jackson
27 Jun 2025

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I met Nikola once, very briefly, and they were kind to a nervous stranger. That's what I'll remember.

Debra Ingram
31 May 2025

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Rest in peace

I keep coming back to this page. It helps to know so many others feel the same.

Fiona Norman
12 May 2025

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Every student in my department learned from Nikola's work. That legacy is permanent.

Scott Peterson19 May 2025

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Same here. Exactly this.

Linda Johnson22 Aug 2025

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Beautifully said.

Dolores Ramirez
11 May 2025

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My grandmother loved Nikola. When she died we played their work at the funeral. Now they're both gone. Strange how connected it all is.

Lachlan Hayes
14 Apr 2025

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Gratitude

To the family: you shared Nikola with all of us for so long. Thank you. We're holding you in our thoughts.

Janet Hopkins27 Apr 2025

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Beautifully said.

Benjamin Lawrence19 May 2026

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Same here. Exactly this.

Ines Gonzalez
23 Mar 2025

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Not many people can say they made millions of strangers feel less alone. Nikola could.

Russell Clark
20 Mar 2025

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A giant. We stand on their shoulders.

Karen Hale22 May 2025

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Sending love from England.

Njeri Khumalo29 May 2026

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Beautifully said.

Toby Collins
12 Mar 2025

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The universe is a little better understood because of Nikola.

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Rolf Frank🇺🇸21d ago
Thank you.
Angela Ferraro🇮🇹22d ago
Thank you for everything.
Debra Ingram🇺🇸29d ago
Rest now.
Anonymous🇿🇦8 Aug 2026
Russell Clark🇺🇸31 Jul 2026
Thank you for everything.
Jimmy Yoon🇺🇸28 Jul 2026
Fernando Estrada🇺🇸28 Jul 2026
Still miss you.
Jacob Shapiro🇮🇱23 Jul 2026
Anonymous🇺🇸12 Jul 2026
You were one of a kind.
Denise Duncan🇺🇸23 Jun 2026
Never forgotten.
Dawn Powell🇺🇸19 Jun 2026
Sleep well.
Brenda Newman🇺🇸19 Jun 2026
Thinking of the family today.
Sofia Espinoza🇲🇽9 Jun 2026
Christopher Dunn🇺🇸4 Jun 2026
Still miss you.
Isha Kapoor🇦🇺27 May 2026
Meredith Norman🇺🇸19 May 2026
Roger Brown🇮🇪18 May 2026
Anonymous🇦🇺15 May 2026
Russell Clark🇺🇸25 Apr 2026
Holly Gilbert🇬🇧24 Apr 2026
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  1. 10 July 1856
    Born in Smiljan, Croatia
  2. 7 January 1943
    Died in New York City, USA
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