Nikola Tesla

 
              He was born July 10th, 1856 in what is now Smiljin, Croatia. He sold many alternating-current machinery patients to George Westinghouse. His mother and father were inventor, Djula Mandic and priest/writer Milutin Tesla. At age 28, Tesla left Europe for America. He then worked for buusiness mogul, Thomas Edison. Several months later, the two parted ways due to a conflicting scientific-business relationship. His invention the "Tesla Coil" is still used today.He is now one of the most popular scientists ever.

                                                     My sources were here and here and here.