Nikola who developed electric coils (5)

I believe the answer is:

tesla

(Other definitions for tesla that I've seen before include "Unit of magnetic flux density" , "American scientist" , "Physics unit" , "Inventor" , "Physicist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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