Schoolcraft College Nikola Tesla

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Click here for information published by PBS about Nikola Tesla.  This Page helps tell the story and is a good catch all for information and provides a good backstory to his life.

 

This link is a small portion of information from History.com about Nikola Tesla.

 

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