WorksheetsWho Was Nikola Tesla? Chapter 6
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 5hrs 15mins
What gift had just arrived from France to New York in 1885.
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Nikola got the chanceto earn $2 per day doing what?
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Nikola's job of digging ditches ended up being his big break.
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What is the name of the expert electrician that Nikola impressed?
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Together with a lawyer, Alfred Brown and Nikola Tesla formed the Tesla Electric Company.
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A (a) protects the inventor from someone else copying the idea.
In 1888, Nikola presented his system of alternating-current motors and transformers to the (a) at Columbia University in New York.
George Westinghouse was a direct competitor of Thomas Edison's.
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In 1882, most Americans had electricity in their homes.
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Nikoal's AC system could supply electricity to thousands of people with a single power plant.
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Some reports say Tesla received about (a) for nearly 30 patents.
Nikola invited celebrities and scientists to watch demonstrations of his experiments and was known as quite a showman in the lab.
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(a) was the first luxury hotel in New York.
(a) different US president stayed at the Astor House.
Nikola's amazing imagination was the key to his genius.
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Nikola loved working with a large group of people.
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Nikola had many friends who were not scientists, too, including some of the most famous people of his time, such as writers Mark Twain and John Jacob AstorIV.
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What did Nikola make sure to do every evening?
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What time did Nikola each dinner at every night?
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Nikola never shook hands with people because he was so afraid of germs.
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Nikola was married three times.
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