Nikola Tesla's patents underpin modern technology—from smartphones to wireless energy—yet his life remains largely a mystery. Was he a misunderstood genius or a reclusive mad scientist?

Tesla, the original. Nikola Tesla, the famed scientist and inventor. A genius ahead of his time and champion of AC, inventor of the Tesla Coil and lover of pigeons. His name lives on today Poll ...

Nikola Tesla, the inventor who pioneered a new form of electric current, was born on this day in history, July 10, 1856, in modern-day Croatia. He went on to acquire nearly 300 patents.

Nikola Tesla was a Balkan visionary whose influence, even beyond energy, continues to shape the very world we live in.

Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe executive director Marc Alessi, left, and Jane Alcorn, founder and board member, stand outside Nikola Tesla's former laboratory in Shoreham on Aug. 24, 2022.

In 1926, scientist and inventor Nikola Tesla described a future "when wireless is perfectly applied the whole earth" in a way that allows humans "to communicate with one another instantly ...

The Tesla Model S and Model X ranked 3rd and 9th on the list of the 10 vehicles with the highest 5-year depreciation, and that depreciation is gaining momentum.