Nikola Tesla: Timeline

1856   Born

1882   Nikola Tesla conceives rotating magnetic field principle and uses it to invent the alternating current Alternating current

An alternating current is an electrical current [i] whose magnitude [i] and direction vary c ... 

 generator/motor

1885   Nikola Tesla sells a number of his patents to George Westinghouse George Westinghouse

George Westinghouse, Jr. was an American [i] entrepreneur [i] and engineer [i] ... 

1943   Died