Nikola Tesla 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 electricity supply system. There are also at least three bands or artists from different sides of the world using this name. 1) Metalcore from Canada. Split up in 2006. http://www.myspace.com/nikolatesla 2) Post-screamo band from Russia, Rostov-on-Don.