Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla once stated, “The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane”. Ostracized from society, Nikola Tesla became one of the most influential and genuinely intelligent inventors of all time. Tesla was born on July 10th of 1856 and grew up in Smiljan of the Austrian empire, or modern day Croatia. He attended secondary school at Gymnasium Karlovac in Karlovac, Croatia, and furthermore studied at the Graz University of Technology in Austria, as well as Charles-Ferdinand University in Prague. However, when struck by disease at age 86, Tesla died in New York City, New York on January 7, 1943 due to incurable coronary thrombosis. His current resting place is at the Nikola Tesla Museum in Belgrade, Serbia, and his urn is on display …show more content…
Some even went as far to say that he was a “mad scientist”. Though described to have an eccentric personality, those who met Tesla in the flesh have reported that he often made bizarre claims about possible scientific and technological developments. Multiple theories suggest that Tesla was neurotic, which may be the reason for his bizarre phobias, aversions, and compulsive activity. However, despite his many symptoms of neurosis, he was never clinically proven to have this disease. Moreso, Tesla abstained from marriage. He once stated, “Artist, yes; musician, yes; inventor, no. The former two can get inspiration from the woman’s influence and reach their finest work through love, but inventor’s nature is so forceful, so wild and passionate, that by giving himself to a woman, he would give everything and nothing would be left for his chosen field. I doubt that you can name many inventors who were married” “And that is a shame, as we are sometimes so lonely”. Nonetheless, Tesla showed immense amounts of creativity and imagination, even in his younger