{"id":101352,"date":"2026-07-10T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/?p=101352"},"modified":"2026-07-10T09:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T16:07:09","slug":"profile-of-the-day-nikola-tesla-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/profile-of-the-day-nikola-tesla-4-101352.html","title":{"rendered":"Profile of the Day: Nikola Tesla"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today we celebrate the 170th birthday of inventor Nikola Tesla<\/a>! Tesla is remembered\u00a0for his groundbreaking discoveries in the production, transmission, and application of electric power.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Image: Nikola Tesla \/ Library of Congress<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tesla was born in what is now Smiljan, Croatia on July 10, 1856. He was one of five children born to Milutin Tesla, an Eastern Orthodox priest, and \u0110uka Mandi\u0107. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1884, Tesla came to the United States and began working for Thomas Edison<\/a>. However, a few months later, Tesla quit the company. Soon after, he formed Tesla Electric Light & Manufacturing, where he would develop some of his greatest inventions. Tesla helped design the alternating-current (AC) electrical system and helped build the first large-scale AC power plant in the country. His invention, the Tesla coil, laid the foundations for wireless technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sadly, Tesla did not see any financial success from his many groundbreaking inventions during his lifetime. At the time of his death on January 7, 1943, Tesla was poor and a recluse. He died alone in his hotel room at the New Yorker Hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explore Nikola Tesla’s family tree on Geni and share your connection to the prolific inventor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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View Nikola Tesla’s Geni Profile<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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