Albert Einstein vs Nikola Tesla
Who? Pick one and see how the world splits.
- Albert Einstein Germany · 1879–1955 74% · #1 in the world
- Nikola Tesla Croatia · 1856–1943 26% · #6 in the world
What the votes say
A clear win: the world picks Albert Einstein over Nikola Tesla, 74% to 26%. Albert Einstein is #1 of the 185 thinkers in the world ranking and Nikola Tesla #6.
The case for each
Albert Einstein: Special relativity and E = mc² in 1905, general relativity in 1915, and the Nobel Prize in Physics for the photoelectric effect. The name that became a synonym for genius.
Nikola Tesla: The Serbian-American inventor of the induction motor and the alternating-current system that powers the world's grids, plus the Tesla coil. The SI unit of magnetic flux density carries the name.
Side by side
| Albert Einstein | Nikola Tesla | |
|---|---|---|
| World rank | #1 | #6 |
| Country | Germany | Croatia |
| Lived | 1879–1955 | 1856–1943 |