When you first here Tesla, do you think of Nikola Tesla, the man who invented alternating current? or do you think of the electric car company? Though the car company is trying to revolutionize electric cars, they are not nearly as groundbreaking as Nikola Tesla's achievements. The car company is named after the physicist/electrical engineer, as their engines are designed from Nikola's 1882 design for an AC motor. Tesla, the car company, is making great strides in electric car manufacturing, but it is all due to Nikola Tesla and his ability to develop complex inventions in his head.
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