- 1856: Born in Smiljan, Austrian Empire (Croatia)
- 1875: Enrolls at the Imperial-Royal Technical College of Graz
- 1881: Moves to Budapest, Hungary and works at a telegraph company
- 1882: Moves to Paris, France and works for Continental Edison Company
- 1884: Emigrated to the United States
- 1884: Begins working for Edison Machine Works in Manhattan, New York
- 1885: Establishes Tesla Electric Light & Manufacturing
- 1887: Establishes Tesla Electric Company
- 1888: Receives patent for an AC induction motor
- 1888: Licenses AC induction motor patent to Westinghouse Electric
- 1889: Learns about Heinrich Hertz's electromagnetic radiation experiments
- 1890: Cash shortage at Westinghouse Electric causes loss of royalty payments
- 1891: Receives patent for Tesla coil
- 1893: World's Columbian Exposition uses AC power for electricity
- 1893: Receives patent for Tesla's oscillator
- 1893: Consults on construction of Niagara Falls
- 1895: Establishes Nikola Tesla Company
- 1895: Lab fire destroys Telsa's work
- 1898: Demonstrates remote controlled boat
- 1899: Establishes laboratory at Colorado Springs
- 1901: Receives funding from J. P. Morgan to build Wardenclyffe Tower in Shoreham, New York
- 1905: Wardenclyffe Tower project is halted
- 1915: Sues the Marconi Company for copyright infringement, but is unsuccessful
- 1932: Claims to have invented a cosmic ray motor
- 1934: Claims to have invented a death ray defensive weapon
- 1943: Died at age 86 in New York City
Sources
Wikipedia: Nikola Tesla, Telsa's oscillator
