Claim: Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American citizen.
Evidence: Nikola Tesla -LRB- Никола Тесла 10 July 1856 -- 7 January 1943 -RRB- was a Serbian-American inventor , electrical engineer , mechanical engineer , physicist , and futurist who is best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current -LRB- AC -RRB- electricity supply system.
Serbian Americans -LRB- Амерички Срби / Američki Srbi -RRB- are United States citizens of Serb ethnic ancestry.