"The Visionary Who Lit Up the World" Nikola Tesla Early Life and Education (1856 – 1875) Nikola Tesla was born on July 10, 1856 , in Smiljan, Croatia , then part of the Austrian Empire . His father, Milutin Tesla, was a Serbian Orthodox priest and a writer, while his mother, Georgina Đuka Tesla, was an inventor of household devices. Tesla credited his mother’s creativity and problem-solving skills as his inspiration for becoming an inventor. From an early age, Tesla exhibited an extraordinary memory and the ability to visualize complex mechanical designs in his mind. He studied engineering and physics at the Austrian Polytechnic School in Graz , where he first encountered the Gramme Dynamo , a generator that could reverse its function as a motor. This sparked his obsession with alternating current (AC) electricity —a passion that would later define his career. The Move to America and Work with Edison (1884 – 1885) In 1884 , Tesla arrived in New York City with just four cen...
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