Nikola Tesla, often cited as the “Genius who lit the world”, is rightly famed the world over for his stellar contribution to Science and Engineering. His development of AC current and the rotating magnetic field earned him a place in the hall of fame of engineers. Despite this, Tesla died penniless and without the recognition he deserved during his tempestuous life.
Tesla, in 1887, found further interest in his AC system and the Tesla Electric Company was born.
Born in 1856, in Smiljan (then part of the Austrian Empire but now Croatia), Tesla was the fourth of five children to his father, Milutin Tesla (an Orthodox priest) and mother, Đuka Tesla (whose father was also an Orthodox priest). According to Tesla, his mother had a special talent for making home-made appliances and tools and was endowed with an excellent memory. Nikola has duly credited his eidetic memory and creative abilities to his mother’s genetics....
