![]() If you couldn’t imagine life without your TV remote, thank Nikola Tesla for making it possible. After a checkered academic career in Europe, he worked as a telegraph drafter and electrician before moving to the United States to work for Thomas Edison in 1884.ġ0. Tesla was born on July 10, 1856, in the Austrian Empire, now Croatia. ![]() ![]() And be sure to submit questions about the inventors for our live Google+ Hangout with Tesla and Edison experts, happening Thursday, Nov. Support your favorite with the hashtags #teamedison and #teamtesla on social media, or cast your vote on our website. Check back each day to learn more about their lives, their inventions and how their contributions are still impacting the way we use energy today. This week on, we’re revisiting the storied rivalry between two of history’s most important energy-related inventors and engineers: Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla. ![]()
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