Out of all of the great scientists and inventors of the early 1900s, which of them had the longest lasting impact on today’s electrical system,Although Nikola Tesla was a brilliant man he had his flaws, Tesla’s fatal flaw was his need to isolate himself. later at an older age had his life spiraled out of control after being isolated from everyone. Although Nikola Tesla was a brilliant man he had his flaws, Tesla’s fatal flaw was his need to isolate himself. The loss of his mother, leaving Edison’s company, and never wanting a wife, this isolation may have been what caused Nikola Tesla’s downfall later in life.
Nikola Tesla’s mother influenced his creativity early in his life. When Tesla was a boy his mother used her creativity to make things that helped her around the house. Djuka Tesla was an able, bright woman despite being illiterate. She was born in Tomingaj and was the daughter of Nikola Mandic(Bio-orthodoxy). She invented things like a cradle that attached to her bed. Even …show more content…
There was one woman he was said to love, her name was Katharine McMahon Johnson(MIT). She was the wife of Tesla’s good friend Robert Underwood Johnson. Johnson was the head editor of scribner's monthly. He also worked on international copyright and later became the secretary of American academy of arts and letters. They had a son together named owen johnson who went on to become an American writer. Tesla didn’t have many friends but the ones he did have he met with at robert’s house. His other close friends were mark twain and joseph jefferson Tesla was fond of katherine, but she never shared his affection and soon Tesla parted ways with the couple later in life Tesla was seen as crazy and this was caused by his lack of human interaction, first the loss of his mother, then abandoning Edison, and a life without love. Tesla’s life was one without much love or friendship, but he still was able to change the way we use and view AC