Inventor played by Bowie in "The Prestige" (5)

I believe the answer is:

tesla

(Other definitions for tesla that I've seen before include "American scientist" , "Unit of magnetic flux density" , "Inventor" , "Nikola ---, electricity pioneer" , "SI unit; steal (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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