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12 hours ago · Nikola Tesla ( / ˈtɛslə /; Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Тесла, [2] [nǐkola têsla]; [a] 10 July [ O.S. 28 June] 1856 – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian-American [5] [6] inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist. He is known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity ...
- List of Nikola Tesla Patents
American Patents #1–#50. U.S. patent 334,823 - Commutator...
- John G. Trump
John George Trump (August 21, 1907 – February 21, 1985) was...
- Nikola Tesla Museum
The Nikola Tesla Museum (Serbian Cyrillic: Музеј Николе...
- Wardenclyffe Tower
Wardenclyffe Tower (1901–1917), also known as the Tesla...
- Nikola Tesla in Popular Culture
Nikola Tesla in a photograph taken by Napoleon Sarony in the...
- Graz University of Technology
Graz University of Technology (German: Technische...
- Serbian-American
Serbian Americans (Serbian: српски Американци / srpski...
- Induction Motor
History A model of Nikola Tesla's first induction motor at...
- List of Nikola Tesla Patents
12 hours ago · 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1994th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 994th year of the 2nd millennium, the 94th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1990s decade.
12 hours ago · The English enjoyed a modest victory by "Singeing the King of Spain's Beard" in 1587 at Cádiz, the main port in Spain. The raid led by Francis Drake destroyed numerous merchant ships and captured some treasure. The great English triumph was the decisive defeat of the Spanish invasion attempt by the ill-fated Spanish Armada in 1588.
12 hours ago · Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone ( c. 1181 – 3 October 1226), known as Francis of Assisi, [b] was an Italian mystic, poet and Catholic friar who founded the religious order of the Franciscans. He was inspired to lead a Christian life of poverty as a beggar [7] and itinerant preacher.
12 hours ago · The kraken ( / ˈkrɑːkən /) [7] is a legendary sea monster of enormous size, etymologically akin to a squid or octopus, said to appear in the sea between Norway and Iceland. It is believed the legend of the Kraken may have originated from sightings of giant squid, which may grow to 12–15 m (40–50 feet) in length.
12 hours ago · United Kingdom portal. v. t. e. The history of the United Kingdom began in the early eighteenth century with the Treaty of Union and Acts of Union. The core of the United Kingdom as a unified state came into being in 1707 with the political union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland, [1] into a new unitary state called Great Britain.
12 hours ago · 1894 in music, 1894 in Norwegian music – Cello Concerto and Humoresques by Antonín Dvořák. 1893 in music, 1893 in Norwegian music – Symphony No. 9 and String Quartet No. 12 by Antonín Dvořák; Symphony No. 3 by Gustav Mahler; Karelia Suite by Jean Sibelius; Death of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer.
