Nikola ____ made major contributions to the design of AC electricity supply systems (5)

I believe the answer is:

tesla

(Other definitions for tesla that I've seen before include "electrical unit" , "Nikola ---, electricity pioneer" , "Physicist" , "Californian company specialising in electric cars" , "Physics unit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.

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