Nikola
Tesla was born on July 10, 1856 in Smiljan, Croatia, which was, at that time, part
of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His father, Milutin Tesla, was a Serbian
Orthodox Priest. His mother, Djuka Tesla, was an inventor of household
appliances (Her father was also a Serbian Orthodox Priest). Nikola was the
fourth of five children, having one older brother, Danilo (Who died when Nikola
was five in a tragic horse-riding accident), and three sisters: Milka, Angelina and Marica. Tesla was very
susceptible to illness as a child, and received a disease that caused him to
see blinding flashes of light and hallucinate. By the time he reached his
teens, he had learned to suppress these hallucinations unless it was a severe
time of stress for him.
Tesla
is a man who came to the USA to live the dream; to pursue his passion and be
successful. His perseverance allowed him to achieve this and became one of the
most influential scientists of all time. His invention of AC energy allows us
to utilize power in a way we had never been able to in that time. Without his
awe inspiring devices, our modern society couldn't exist as it does now.
In conclusion, Nikola Tesla
is my hero because he made many significant contributions to society, many of
which I believe we take for granted. Not only did he devote much of his life to
creating his wonderful inventions, but he also took the time to make it
commercially usable for the world to benefit from. Not only did he help modern
society as a whole, he was also a very humble man who never received proper
recognition. Many consider Thomas Edison as the greatest inventor of the 20th
century, however, Tesla had worked for Edison exclusively when he came to the
US with the intention of being paid. After finishing his work for Edison, he
was never given the pay he deserved. Edison had thousands of books and articles
written about him, while Tesla is occasionally mentioned in a few history
books. His wireless power system has changed the way the world gets power. His
work has affected both his generation and every one that follows.
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