Nikola Tesla
From Wikipedia, a free encyclopedia written in simple English for easy reading.
Nikola Tesla (July 10, 1856 – c. January 7, 1943; Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Тесла) was a Serbian-American inventor, physicist, mechanical engineer, and electrical engineer. He invented the radio and electricity. Although Tesla was very famous for his discoveries, he died a poor man. What is more, he didn't get credit for inventing the radio until after he died. Most people regarded Tesla a mad scientist. Tesla got his first job in Budapest, working at a telephone company. Even at this early time, he was always inventing things. He invented a loudspeaker for telephones. Tesla also had mental problems starting from an early age. He had a nervous breakdown while working in budapest.
This short article can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.