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Perhaps I failed, but I did my best, These masters of mine may do the rest.

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Nikola Tesla
Age: 86 †
Born: 1856
Born: July 10
Died: 1943
Died: January 7
Electrical Engineer
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Mechanical Engineer
Physicist
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Nicola Tesla
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