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Trabajó en varias compañías eléctricas de Europa hasta que en la última empresa lo trasladan a Nueva York; ciudad a la que llega con cuatro centavos en el bolsillo y una carta de recomendación de su jefe dirigida a su admirado y ya famoso Thomas Edison. La misiva decía: “Querido Edison: conozco a dos grandes hombres. Usted es uno de ellos, el otro es este joven”. Su relación con Edison Edison y Tesla establecieron una relación conflictiva: Tesla vivía absorto en sus investigaciones (dicen que con frecuencia dormía apenas dos horas al día), llevado por una única pasión, el progreso de la ciencia en beneficio del de la humanidad.
Biography Nikola Tesla.
Nikola Tesla was born in the city of Smilijan, in present-day Croatia, in 1856. According to legend, his birth took place while a great electrical storm was unleashed. Passionate about mathematics since he was a child, he had a marvelous memory and an extraordinary ability to mentally perform calculations and "visualize" his inventions. He studied Mechanical and Electrical Engineering He worked in several electrical companies in Europe until the last company moved him to New York; city that arrives with four cents in his pocket and a letter of recommendation from his boss addressed to his admired and now famous Thomas Edison. The letter said: "Dear Edison, I know two great men.