On this day in history, July 10, 1856, inventor Nikola Tesla is born: 'Keen interest in nature'
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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.
Tesla invented the "Tesla coil" in 1891 — the same year he became a U.S. citizen. Christine Rousselle is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
His mother, while uneducated, was "highly intelligent."
The younger Tesla took a keen interest in science at a young age. Around the age of six, he started to conduct experiments, according to the website for the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe in New York.
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