Nikola Tesla,
Born :- July 9/10, 1856 Smiljan, Austrian Empire (now in Croatia)
Died :- January 7, 1943, New York, New York, U.S.)
Tesla was from a family of Serbian origin. His mother was unschooled but highly intelligent; His father was an Orthodox priest. As he matured, he displayed remarkable imagination and creativity as well as a poetic touch.