The Great scientist Nikola Tesla

The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla in The Lightning Dreamer In 1856, Nikola Tesla was born in a small Croatian village called Smiljan during a lightning storm. Legend has it that the midwife whispered that it was a bad sign when lightning and thunder struck the night sky. However, Tesla's mother promptly responded, "No, this child will be a child of light." She was correct in many ways. Tesla was not like the other children from a young age. He had extraordinary abilities: his memory was like a picture, his imagination was vivid, and his curiosity was never-ending. Tesla experimented, built models, and studied the forces of nature while his friends were out playing games or chasing animals. He was able to design machines in his mind down to the tiniest details, frequently without ever writing anything down. Tesla was drawn to science and engineering, particularly electricity, which was still a mystery to the majority of people at the time, even though his father wanted him to become a priest like him. Tesla made a personal promise to himself that he would dedicate his life to invention after overcoming a serious illness in his teens. With nothing more than a suitcase, a few coins, and a head full of revolutionary ideas, this determination led him from Austria to Prague and then to the United States in 1884. Tesla started working for the well-known inventor and businessman Thomas Edison as soon as he arrived in New York City. Tesla initially admired him. However, the conflict between the two began quickly. Tesla had come up with the idea for alternating current (AC), which is a better way to send electricity over long distances. On the other hand, Edison was not planning to alter his entire business model because he was so invested in direct current (DC). Tesla asserted that Edison even offered him a substantial bonus for improving his DC generators, but Edison later backtracked and said, "You don't understand our American humor." Tesla left Edison's company and began digging ditches to survive, feeling betrayed. However, he did not give up. George Westinghouse, a businessman who recognized the genius in Tesla's air conditioning system, eventually provided him with support. In what came to be known as the War of the Currents, a fierce and well-publicized battle over the future of electricity, they challenged Edison's DC empire together. Even publicly electrocuting animals, Edison went so far as to fund demonstrations demonstrating the alleged dangers of AC. It was calculated and brutal. However, Tesla's concepts prevailed. The World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893 marked a turning point when Tesla and Westinghouse used AC power to illuminate the entire fairground. For many, this was their first encounter with electric light. The entire world noticed how stunning it was.Following that, Tesla became somewhat of a household name. He gave dramatic demonstrations of his inventions, including wirelessly lighting lamps, sending electricity through his body, and creating lightning with his Tesla coil. However, he was not simply putting on a show. He was anticipating the future by attempting radio, wireless communication, and even remotely controlled machines. Radio, radar, and wireless transmission are just a few of the modern technologies that can be traced back to Tesla's original concepts. However, his ultimate goal was to provide the entire world with free energy. He started building a huge tower he called Wardenclyffe in New York with support from financier J.P. because he believed he could send power through the atmosphere of the Earth. Morgan. However, Morgan withdrew the funding when he realized that Tesla's plan could not be monetized because there was no way to meter free energy. The tower was never completed.
Tesla's fortunes began to decline in the years that followed. He was given credit for his pioneering work by other inventors. He was exhausted by legal battles and lawsuits. He disappeared from the public eye, living by himself in hotels in New York, frequently feeding pigeons, and drifting into bizarre routines. He once claimed to have fallen in love with a white pigeon, claiming that she provided him with light during his darkest hours. In 1943, Tesla passed away by himself in the New Yorker Hotel's Room 3327. He was without friends, family, or money. He appeared to be forgotten by history for a while. However, not forever. Today, Nikola Tesla is hailed as one of history's greatest minds. He is remembered not only for his inventions but also for his vision—his belief in a world where power and knowledge are freely shared and invisible forces connect it all. His name can still be found in museums, books, documentaries, and even electric cars. "The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine," Tesla once said. He was correct. Our present is his future.