Nikola Tesla - Niagara Falls, NY
Posted by: Rayman
N 43° 04.918 W 079° 04.268
17T E 657012 N 4771722
A statue of Nikola Tesla can be found on Goat Island in Niagara Falls State Park.
Waymark Code: WM1P3J
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 06/13/2007
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Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) was known as the inventor of alternating electrical current. Tesla's inventions were incorporated into the Niagara Power Station in 1896, the beginning of the revolutionary march of electric energy. The statue was erected by the people of Yugoslavia to commemorate the 120th anniversary of Tesla's birth and 200 years of American independence.