Who Was Alive

Were Nikola Tesla and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. Nikola Tesla and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 63 years, from 1879 to 1943.

Nikola Tesla was 22 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 63 when Nikola Tesla died, aged 86.

Nikola Tesla

Serbian-American engineer and inventor

Born 10 July 1856 · died 7 January 1943, aged 86

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

Born 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76

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Nikola Tesla and Albert Einstein in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.