Tesla's patents and theoretical work formed the basis of modern alternating current electrical power (AC systems) and after demonstrating wireless communication (radio) in 1894 he was widely respected as one of the greatest electrical engineers who worked in America. Much of his early work pioneered modern electrical engineering and many of his discoveries were of groundbreaking importance.
Aside from his work in electromagnetism and electromechanical engineering, Tesla has contributed in varying degrees to the establishment of robotics, remote control, radar and computer science, and to the expansion of ballistics, nuclear physics and theoretical physics.
Tesla's fame rivalled that of any other inventor or scientist in history but due to his eccentric personality and his seemingly unbelievable claims about possible scientific developments he was ultimately ostracised and regarded as a mad scientist. Never having put much focus on his finances he died impoverished at the age of 86.
Tesla may have suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder as he did things in threes and had many unusual quirks and phobias. He was also prone to alienating himself, although he was widely known for his great showmanship, presenting his innovations and demonstrations to the public as an artform, almost like a magician.
The international body responsible for setting the standards for measuring things named the magnetic flux density after him. It became the tesla, and the wireless energy transfer of power to wirelessly power electronic devices is the "tesla effect", after a demonstration he did of this in 1893.
In the 2006 film "The Prestige" the role of Tesla was played by David Bowie.
This is the page I did for Tesla
The envelope contains a biography and the drawing on the RHS is attached at the bottom only so it flips forward for reading the words
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