todayinhistory:January 7th 1943: Tesla dies On this day in 1943 the inventor and engineer Nikola T
todayinhistory: January 7th 1943: Tesla dies On this day in 1943 the inventor and engineer Nikola Tesla died aged 86. Tesla is best known for designing the modern AC electrical system. He moved from Serbia to America to work for Thomas Edison. He also experimented in x-ray technology. Tesla died in 1943 alone in his hotel room in New York. -- source link