# Canonical recap data for Tesla Coil Demonstrated by Nikola Tesla (1891)
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title: Tesla Coil Demonstrated by Nikola Tesla
subtitle: Tesla's demonstration of wireless transmission and the coil bearing his name pioneered modern electromagnetic technology and wireless power concepts.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1891-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1891
decade: 1890
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: A Tesla coil is an electrical resonant transformer device designed by inventor Nikola Tesla in 1891. It is used to produce high voltage, low current, high frequency alternating current. Tesla experimented with a number of different configurations consisting of two, or sometimes three, coupled resonant electric circuits
summaryLong: A Tesla coil is an electrical resonant transformer device designed by inventor Nikola Tesla in 1891. It is used to produce high voltage, low current, high frequency alternating current. Tesla experimented with a number of different configurations consisting of two, or sometimes three, coupled resonant electric circuits.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Lightning_simulator_questacon02.jpg/1280px-Lightning_simulator_questacon02.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Tesla coil"
importance: 78
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_coil"
  title: Tesla coil
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- tech-launch
metaDescription: A Tesla coil is an electrical resonant transformer device designed by inventor Nikola Tesla in 1891. It is used to produce high voltage, low current, high frequ
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  capturedAt: 2026-06-25
  label: Tesla coil
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_coil"
