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Nikola Tesla: electrical genius, brilliant engineer, [[Mad Scientist]], possibly [[Asexuality|asexual]] (or just [[Celibate Eccentric Genius|celibate]]), [[The Wonka|pigeon-loving weirdo]], poor businessman. Born in the village of Smiljan from Serbian parents (Austrian Empire at the time, Croatia today) and immigrant to the United States, Tesla is best known for his eponymous electrical transformer, the [[Shock and Awe|Tesla Coil]], closely followed by his development of the first feasible alternating current power generator, ultimately built at [[Niagara Falls]]. Other patents of his include the equipment for radio, vertical take-off and landing, and fluorescent light bulbs. (X-rays and quasars? Possibly.) However, a combination of poor business decisions, economic trouble, and pressures from archrival [[Thomas Edison]] eventually led to the end of his good fortunes, and he acquired obsessive/compulsive tendencies and other eccentricities. He ultimately died alone in a hotel room after failing to sell a giant [[Death Ray]] to the US government. It is safe to say that without this man, the 21st century would not exist as we know it. And hardly anyone knows him. |
Nikola Tesla: electrical genius, brilliant engineer, [[Mad Scientist]], possibly [[Asexuality|asexual]] (or just [[Celibate Eccentric Genius|celibate]]), [[The Wonka|pigeon-loving weirdo]], poor businessman. Born in the village of Smiljan from Serbian parents (Austrian Empire at the time, Croatia today) and immigrant to the United States, Tesla is best known for his eponymous electrical transformer, the [[Shock and Awe|Tesla Coil]], closely followed by his development of the first feasible alternating current power generator, ultimately built at [[Niagara Falls]]. Other patents of his include the equipment for radio, vertical take-off and landing, and fluorescent light bulbs. (X-rays and quasars? Possibly.) However, a combination of poor business decisions, economic trouble, and pressures from archrival [[Thomas Edison]] eventually led to the end of his good fortunes, and he acquired obsessive/compulsive tendencies and other eccentricities. He ultimately died alone in a hotel room after failing to sell a giant [[Death Ray]] to the US government. It is safe to say that without this man, the 21st century would not exist as we know it. And hardly anyone knows him. |
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[http://www.lardbiscuit.com/fancy.html\ This essay] lists 4 reasons for Tesla's lack of public recognition: |
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* 1. Tesla lacked marketing ability and business knowledge. He concentrated on science and ignored the need to build a network of contacts. |
* 1. Tesla lacked marketing ability and business knowledge. He concentrated on science and ignored the need to build a network of contacts. |
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* 2. [[Thomas Edison]] had such ability and knowledge; he also made political connections and promoted his public image. |
* 2. [[Thomas Edison]] had such ability and knowledge; he also made political connections and promoted his public image. |
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For examples relating to his most famous invention, see [[Shock and Awe]]. |
For examples relating to his most famous invention, see [[Shock and Awe]]. |
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{{examples|'''Nikola Tesla in fiction:'''}} |
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== Anime and Manga == |
== Anime and Manga == |
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* ''[http://www.mangapark.com/manga/Henjin-Henkutsu-Retsuden/c0/all Chronicles of the Bizarre and Eccentric: Nikola Tesla]'' (1989) by Hirohiko Araki of ''[[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure|Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure]]''. |
* ''[http://www.mangapark.com/manga/Henjin-Henkutsu-Retsuden/c0/all Chronicles of the Bizarre and Eccentric: Nikola Tesla]'' (1989) by Hirohiko Araki of ''[[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure|Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure]]''. |
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