His name was Nikola Tesla. He was one of the most important scientists and inventors of the modern age, a man who "shed light on the world". After his demonstration of wireless communication (radio) in 1894 and after being the victor in the "War of Currents"( one of the most spectacular public scientific demonstartions in history), he was widely respected as one of the greatest electrical engineers in the world. Much of his early work pioneered modern electrical engineering and many of his discoveries were of groundbreaking importance. During this period, in the United States, Tesla's fame rivaled that of any other inventor or scientist in history or popular culture, but due to his eccentric personality and his seemingly unbelievable and sometimes bizarre claims about possible scientific and technological developments, Tesla was ultimately ostracized and regarded as a mad scientist (his thoughts on futeristic weapons are actually a bit scary). Never having put much focus on his finances, Tesla died impoverished at the age of 86 (The conspiacy surrounding his journals following his death could fill volumes of suspense novels).
So that is just my thoughts on one of historys great inventors, look him up and just think of what we have now because of him!
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