subject: Life of Nikola Tesla & His Place in the History of the Telephone [print this page] Tesla died of heart failure in New York on January 7, 1943. He will forever be known as one of the greatest inventors, mechanical engineers, and electrical engineers of all time. In regards to the history of the telephone and what we know of as the modern day telephone answering service, Tesla's work on electricity and conduction of current over long distances became absolutely instrumental to the telecommunications industry was one of the building blocks that gave birth to telephone answering service technology.
Life of Nikola Tesla & His Place in the History of the Telephone
