Nikola Tesla Death Site
New York, New York, New York
Marker Inscription
Here died, on January 7, 11943, at the age of 87, the great Yugoslav-American scientist-inventor, Nikola Tesla, whose discoveries in the field of alternation electric current advanced the United States and the rest of the world into the modern industrial era. Yugoslav-American Bicentennial Committee, January 7, 1977.
Erected by Yugoslav-American Bicentennial Committee
The Story
On January 7, 1943, the Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla died in New York City at the age of eighty-six. A pioneer of alternating-current electricity, Tesla's discoveries in the field of AC power helped carry the United States and the world into the modern industrial age. This marker was placed in 1977 by the Yugoslav-American Bicentennial Committee.
Why it matters
Tesla's alternating-current systems electrified the modern world, and his story reflects the immigrant genius that has long powered American innovation.
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Museums & culture
- 81 Leonard Gallery2.5 mi away
- Gerben Fine Art2.5 mi away
- Bureau2.6 mi away · 112 Duane Street
- Hall des Lumières2.7 mi away · 49 Chambers Street, New York, NY
- Cloud Gallery2.7 mi away
- 9/11 Memorial & Museum3.0 mi away · 180 Greenwich Street, New York, NY
Attractions
- The River Project Wetlab1.9 mi away
- FDNY Ladder 82.4 mi away · 14 North Moore Street, New York
- Dream house2.4 mi away
- Cortlandt Alley2.4 mi away
- Textile building2.5 mi away
- Sherman Zwicker2.5 mi away
Food & drink
- Maman3.3 mi away
- Sweetgreen3.3 mi away
- Semicolon Cafe3.4 mi away
- Greene Hook Bar & Kitchen3.4 mi away
- Bluestone Lane3.4 mi away
- Rumi Turkish Grill3.4 mi away
Places to stay
- Conrad2.8 mi away · 102 North End Avenue, New York
- M Social Hotel New York Downtown3.0 mi away · 55 Church Street, New York, NY
- DoubleTree3.0 mi away · 455 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ
- Sonesta Simply Suites Jersey City3.0 mi away · 21 2nd Street, Jersey City, NJ
- Residence Inn New York Downtown Manhattan/World Trade Center Area3.1 mi away · 170 Broadway, New York, NY
- Holiday Inn3.1 mi away · 51 Nassau Street
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