Nikola Tesla - Tesla traveled to the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris
Time: 1889
Place: Paris, France
Details: In the summer of 1889, Tesla traveled to the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris and learned of Heinrich Hertz's 1886–88 experiments that proved the existence of electromagnetic radiation, including radio waves.
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