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Nikola Tesla lived through The Great Depression as well as most of WWII, dying 2 years before it officially ended. He was also alive & responsible for the birth of radio broadcasting.

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Thomas Edison regarded A/C power as "killer current". He rejected all claims that A/C and D/C power were equally as dangerous.

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As a child, Tesla excelled in math and science.

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Nikola Tesla and one of his famous inventions, the Tesla Coil.

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Nikola Tesla and one of his famous inventions, the Tesla Coil.

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Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more.

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Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more.

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-Nikola Tesla

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Radio History Part 1 Lecture, Mr Waters. 2017

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"Nikola Tesla." World of Invention, Gale, 2006. Student Resources in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/K1647000345/SUIC?u=ches89744&xid=a0734c14. Accessed 27 Jan. 2017.

"Nikola Tesla." Scientists: Their Lives and Works, UXL, 2006. Student Resources in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/K2641500198/SUIC?u=ches89744&xid=02234908. Accessed 8 Feb. 2017.

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Alternating Current, or AC power, is a form of electricity in which the polarity alternates from Positive to Negative charge. This type of power is commonly used in most household devices, so without this, some electronics and household appliances may not have been possible.

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Circa 1878

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Circa 1890

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Nikola Tesla was an Austrian Physicist who invented Alternating Current, or AC, power. The US Supreme Court also recognizes Tesla as the father of radio. He was born on July 10th, 1856, and died on January 7th, 1943.