Born and raised in the Austrian Empire, Tesla studied engineering and physics in the 1870s without receiving a degree, and gained practical experience in the early 1880s working in telephony and at Continental Edison in the new electric power industry.
Embas miwah gedé ring Kakaisaran Austria, Tesla melajah undagi miwah fisika ring warsa 1870-an antuk tan pagelar, polih kawikanan praktisi ring pemahbah warsa 1880-an makarya ring teleponi miwah ring Continental Edison ring industri tenaga listrik.