A Visionary Ahead Of His Time
Nikola Tesla and his Magnifying Transmitter
Here is a timeline of Tesla's Life:
- 1856 - Born July 10th in Smiljan, Croatia
- 1862 - Family moves to Gospić
- 1870 - Tesla moves to Karlovac to live with his aunt and continue his education
- 1873 - Moves back to Gospić and contracts Cholera. He is bedridden for 9 months and near death several times
- 1884 - Moves to New York City with barely anything to his name
- 1887 - With the help of Alfred Brown and Charles Peck he starts Tesla Electric Company
- 1890 - Discovers wireless power which starts his lifelong obsession
- 1903 - Wardenclyffe testing begins
- 1916 - Tesla has to declare bankruptcy over unpaid taxes
- 1917 - Tesla receives the Edison Medal
- 1926 - Receives an honorary doctorate from the Univ. of Belgrade
- 1937 - Receives an honorary doctorate from the Univ. of Poitiers
- 1943 - Died January 7th in New York City, US at the age of 86
"Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I have really worked, is mine." - Nikola Tesla