Life of Nikola Tesla & His Place in the History of the Telephone
When looking at the history of the modern day telephone, the work of Nikola Tesla cannot be ignored. Tesla was born on June 28, 1856 to Serbian parents. As the fourth of five children, Tesla lost his only brother at a very young age. He attended school at Higher Real Gymnasium and finished a year early. He studied electrical engineering at the Austrian Polytechnic but never earned his degree. In December 1878, Tesla lost all connection with family and friends. He got a job as an assistant engineer for a year, but suffered a nervous breakdown during his time there. Reconnecting with his father led him to attend the Charles-Ferdinand University in Prague. Right after his father died, he left the university and again received no degree. Tesla had become very sick many times in his life. While under the weather, he would visualize an invention in his mind. As soon as he became well, he could construct the invention he has visualized.
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