Who Was Nikola Tesla?
3. George Westinghouse
Tesla only worked with Edison for a few months as the pairs relationship with each other broke down. Determined to build his own company, Tesla worked for a while digging ditches to help raise capital but his business attempts would ultimately fail. With his business ventures failed, Tesla would eventually begin working for another great in the field of electricity: George Westinghouse.
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Westinghouse purchased the rights to Tesla’s AC induction motor and he also hired Tesla and even gave Tesla his own lab. During this time, Tesla made a number of developments in electricity, but Westinghouse would ultimately retain the rights to Tesla’s work.
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