文档介绍：Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla (尼古拉(尼古拉· ·特斯拉特斯拉) ) ———— The forgotten genius The forgotten genius There are so many great scientists in the There are so many great scientists in the human history and two of them are human history and two of them are considered as considered as Masterpieces Wizards. Masterpieces Wizards. One One is is Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci, another Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci, another is Nikola Tesla is Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla (10 July 1856 (10 July 1856 –– 7 January 7 January 1943) was an 1943) was an inventor, mechanical inventor, mechanical engineer, and electrical engineer. He engineer, and electrical engineer. He was an important contributor to the birth was an important contributor to the birth mercial electricity, and is best mercial electricity, and is best known for his many revolutionary known for his many revolutionary developments in the field of developments in the field of ism in the late 19th and ism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Tesla's patents and early 20th centuries. Tesla's patents and theoretical work formed the basis of theoretical work formed the basis of modern alternating current (AC) electric modern alternating current (AC) electric power systems, including the polyphase power systems, including the polyphase system of electrical distribution and the system of electrical distribution and the AC motor. This work helped usher in the AC motor. This work helped usher in the Second Industrial Revolution. Second Industrial Revolution. Achievement Tesla was born to Serbian parents in Tesla was born to Serbian parents in the village of Smiljan. the village of Smiljan. His family moved to Gospi His family moved to Gospi ? ? in 1862. in 1862. Tesla attended school at Higher Tesla attended school at Higher Real Gymnasium in Karlovac. He Real Gymnasium in Karlovac. He finished a four-year term in the span finished a four-year term in the span