Nikola Tesla's Long Island Laboratory with Wardenclyffe Tower also known as the Tesla Tower
The construction of the laboratory and tower was financed by J.P. Morgan

1901
-1917
Built in 1901, Tesla's massive tower was an early wireless transmission station. It was demolished in 1917.

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The relationship between Tesla and J.P. Morgan is the subject of many controversies. After Marconi managed to transmit a radio signal across the Atlantic Ocean, Morgan suspended Tesla's further support and this caused the project of further development of Tesla's system to fail.