Nikola Tesla creative mind of past present, and future. Life for Nikola Tesla wasn’t very easy. He was very influenced by his family. He has also made over one hundred inventions some of which we still use today. Modern science is still working with and improving his inventions today.
Nikola was born July 10 1856 in Croatia. His father was an orthodox priest and his mother was an unschooled but very intelligent women. During school he began experimenting with alternating currents. He was ridiculed in college by his professors for his ideas and dropped out of school. He relocated to Paris to work for the continental Edison company(Bernard 2010). A year late he moved to France where he built the first prototype of alternating current motor. He than approached wealthy businessmen who could afford to fund him but they couldn’t understand the device and rejected it. He figured the only way to realize his dreams was to meet world's greatest electrical engineer Thomas Edison. So he decided to move to NYC to meet Edison. Almost missed his train, lost his money, passport, his ticket, his luggage, then got caught on board the ship. He than was arrested later released with only four cents and an idea(Bernard 2010). …show more content…
Innovation had ran in his blood his mother was also an inventor and made little tools and devices. She also wove the tapestries of the finest designs. Because she was so brilliant it helped Nikola be able to invent also(History.com 2009). He worked as a telegraph drafter and electrician. Then he went and worked for Thomas Edison. He won Edison’s medal after he stopped working for Edison(Moniz,
Nikola was born July 10 1856 in Croatia. His father was an orthodox priest and his mother was an unschooled but very intelligent women. During school he began experimenting with alternating currents. He was ridiculed in college by his professors for his ideas and dropped out of school. He relocated to Paris to work for the continental Edison company(Bernard 2010). A year late he moved to France where he built the first prototype of alternating current motor. He than approached wealthy businessmen who could afford to fund him but they couldn’t understand the device and rejected it. He figured the only way to realize his dreams was to meet world's greatest electrical engineer Thomas Edison. So he decided to move to NYC to meet Edison. Almost missed his train, lost his money, passport, his ticket, his luggage, then got caught on board the ship. He than was arrested later released with only four cents and an idea(Bernard 2010). …show more content…
Innovation had ran in his blood his mother was also an inventor and made little tools and devices. She also wove the tapestries of the finest designs. Because she was so brilliant it helped Nikola be able to invent also(History.com 2009). He worked as a telegraph drafter and electrician. Then he went and worked for Thomas Edison. He won Edison’s medal after he stopped working for Edison(Moniz,