Tracy Turner
The People's Voice
Nikola Tesla was not just an inventor. Tesla was a visionary whose inventions and ideas transcended the limits of space and time, shaping our modern world in ways that most people might not even be aware of.
Born on July 10, 1856, in the Croatian village of Smiljan, Tesla’s early life was marked by gifted intellectual energy, the type of genius that would define him for the rest of his life. Tesla's fame as an inventor, engineer, and physicist earned him recognition. Still, his accomplishments were set against the r of his resistance with government and corporate interests determined to thwart his vision reality.
Corporate powerhouses and the government were threatened by Tesla’s vision of free energy as open and accessible. Instead of celebrating him, people who could benefit from proprietary rigid frameworks sabotaged him. Full of speculation, myths, and legends, Tesla’s life is a testament to the reality of living in a world where innovation often meets oppression. However, one cannot deny the inspiration that his triumphs bring, showcasing how genius and innovation can surpass the deepest-seated forces of the status quo.
Early Life and Inspiration—Only a few discerned the magnitude of beauty in Tesla’s early life. The modest means of his Serbian Orthodox minister and author father, Georg, and his wife Georgina, an engineer, artist, and his mother, who was later to become so important, formed his mindset. Tesla’s photographic memory allowed him to remember details and information throughout his life, ranging from the subjects of his extensive readings in Mathematics, Physics, and Engineering to the many other details he would learn over the years.