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Title: OTD: 9 July 1856 - Nikola Tesla born (except he is recorded as born on 10th) Post by: Chris from Nailsea on July 09, 2026, 23:48:40 Nikola Tesla was born on July 10, 1856, in the village of Smiljan (part of the Austrian Empire at the time, which is located in modern-day Croatia). Because he was born during a severe lightning storm on the night between July 9 and July 10, his family often celebrated his birth on the 10th, which became his officially recorded birth date.
Nikola Tesla (10 July 1856 – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian-American engineer, futurist, and inventor. He is known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. For further details, see Wikipedia (https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=web&rct=j&url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla&ved=2ahUKEwjq-9T80MaVAxWRXEEAHftYKhAQ1fkOegoIAggACAAIBBAs&opi=89978449&cd&psig=AOvVaw13dvBjUh2MHzpwI_P5ihS6&ust=1783722155138000). Title: Re: OTD: 9 July 1856 - Nikola Tesla born (except he is recorded as born on 10th) Post by: Electric train on July 10, 2026, 06:51:27 With the SI unit for magnetic flux density (or magnetic field strength)named after him, the Tesla (symbol: \(T\). It is defined as one Weber per square metre, the Weber (Wb) is the standard SI unit of magnetic flux.
The 'war of the currents' of the 1880's is a fascinating story Title: Re: OTD: 9 July 1856 - Nikola Tesla born (except he is recorded as born on 10th) Post by: Oxonhutch on July 10, 2026, 07:13:02 ... the Weber (Wb) is the standard SI unit of magnetic flux. .. and also the calorific values of barbeques ! :D This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |