Nikola Tesla Impact On America

Influential Immigrants Throughout history there have been many influential immigrants that have helped shape America’s culture. From many parts of the world people have traveled to America for a better or new start in their lives. From food to fashion immigrants have made a positive impact on our country. Liz Claiborne, Nikola Tesla, and Leoh Ming Pei are all influential immigrants that helped America in the fields of design, engineering, and architexture. Liz Claiborne helped influence the women's fashion industry with her wide spread design ideas and risky ambitions. Liz Claiborne was born in Belgium, and at a young age her parents introduced her to the world of art. Not following in her parents footsteps Liz entered one of her designs

Nikola Tesla was born in Croatia in 1856. Tesla helped invent and build one of the biggest power plants of our time and his. This power plant was made to reach very far distances, and was built at the Niagara Falls. Before coming to America and building this power plant Tesla worked in Paris as an engineer. He also built up his resume by working with renowned inventor Thomas Edison. Their partnership did not last long because Tesla preferred independent work. Many of his greatest accomplishments and ideas will never be known because of his lack of fundings. Without Nikola Tesla's breakthrough in many fields we may not have some of the things we have

Leoh Ming Pei’s architectural style helped make the world more diverse in cultures. Pei was born in 1917 in Guangzhou, China. When Leoh Ming Pei came to America he enrolled in the University of Penn. He later transferred to MIT. He could not return to China because of the raging war in his country. He decided to stay in America and start to design. Pei used many geometric shapes and designs in his buildings. He also designed buildings based on the areas and countries he was in. Instead of using generic bases and ideas he was inspired by the cultures of the country or area he was in. Later in life Pei founded his own architectural firm. He built world-known buildings such as the JFK Presidential Library and Museum, Le Grande Louvre Pyramid in Paris, Bank of China Tower, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Leoh Ming Pei helped people see their cultures and know they are free to express their