Inventor Nikola Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Tuesday, December 16, 2025 · 58-Across
Appeared in 10 New York Times Crosswords between December 1993 and December 2025.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · December 16, 2025 · 58-Across · 5 letters
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United States electrical engineer and inventor (born in Croatia but of Serbian descent) who discovered the principles of alternating currents and developed the first alternating-current induction motor and the Tesla coil and several forms of oscillators (1856-1943)
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